Doha vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	24
😀 Quality of life	84	79
🏙️ Population	1.19M	599K

The cost of living in Doha is 17% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1994th and 3160th ($2014 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Qatar and Spain, respectively. Check Qatar vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1 months in Malaga. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 537th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Malaga

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	Doha	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$10911

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538