Malaga vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$941
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
586K
1.42M

The cost of living in Malaga is 37% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3616th and 4893rd ($1519 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Oman, respectively. Check Spain vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 654th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$8649

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548