Foshan vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$185
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
24
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
9.5M
586K

The cost of living in Foshan is 60% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7753rd and 3616th ($602 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 27th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 2359th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$14939

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$763
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$830
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$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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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