Malaga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	66
😀 Quality of life	80	86
🏙️ Population	599K	1.25M

The cost of living in Malaga is 10% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3191st and 3851st ($1705 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 690th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malaga	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$8199

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469