Chongqing vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$224	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	24
😀 Quality of life	72	78
🏙️ Population	32.1M	592K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 56% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7340th and 3759th ($634 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 31st in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 1675th and 708th 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	$3.91	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$9532

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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