Dubai vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$1700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
24
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
3.94M
592K

The cost of living in Dubai is 56% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 848th and 3451st ($2514 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 158th and 736th 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
$10.3
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$10933

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536