Guangzhou vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$333
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
586K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 50% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6602nd and 3616th ($763 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 27th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 1036th and 654th 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
$3.58
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$14939

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Malaga

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