Dongguan vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$257
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
10.5M
586K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 55% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7055th and 3616th ($678 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 27th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 3115th and 654th 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
$2.12
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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