Guangzhou vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$333
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
579K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 48% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6607th and 3666th ($742 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 25th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 955th and 506th 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
$4.17
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$11601

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457