Malaga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$839
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
79
82
🏙️ Population
579K
1.25M

The cost of living in Malaga is 11% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3666th and 3028th ($1435 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Spain and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 506th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$5193

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541