Chongqing vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$226
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
24
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
32.1M
586K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 56% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7185th and 3616th ($662 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 27th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 1966th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Malaga

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Chongqing Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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