Dubai vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
3.94M
599K

The cost of living in Dubai is 40% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1039th and 3160th ($2420 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Malaga. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 203rd and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Malaga

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Dubai Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$10911

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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