Doha vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
1.19M
586K

The cost of living in Doha is 19% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2461st and 3616th ($1810 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Qatar and Spain, respectively. Check Qatar vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 501st and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$14939

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429