Malaga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1430
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3228
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$851
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1438
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
592K
1.25M

The cost of living in Malaga is 4% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3759th and 3460th ($1430 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 19th best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 708th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$969
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1741
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6060
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2594
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.58
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9532
$7169

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536