Malaga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$941
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
586K
1.25M

The cost of living in Malaga is 1% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3616th and 3679th ($1519 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 654th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$5054

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507