Guangzhou vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
599K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 55% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6835th and 3160th ($782 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 20th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Malaga. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 2285th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Malaga

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Guangzhou Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$10911

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Malaga

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