Dongguan vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
24
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
10.5M
599K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 61% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7469th and 3160th ($666 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 20th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Malaga. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 3662nd and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Malaga

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Dongguan Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$10911

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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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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