Malaga vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$929
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
24
43
😀 Quality of life
80
75
🏙️ Population
592K
1.42M

The cost of living in Malaga is 50% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 3451st and 5037th ($1617 vs $1081) 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 736th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$11063

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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

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453