Doha vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1990
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
579K

The cost of living in Doha is 30% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2137th and 3666th ($1872 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Qatar and Spain, respectively. Check Qatar vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 501st and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$11601

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457