Malaga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
66
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
599K
1.25M

The cost of living in Malaga is 17% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3160th and 4144th ($1727 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 802nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sharjah

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Malaga Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$7922

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492