Dubai vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
24
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
3.33M
586K

The cost of living in Dubai is 52% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1098th and 3616th ($2309 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 306th and 654th 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
$10.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$14939

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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