Malaga vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$851	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$1728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	15
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	592K	886K

The cost of living in Malaga is 33% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 3759th and 4967th ($1430 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 708th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tabuk

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	Malaga	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028