Hong Kong vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
24
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
7.41M
579K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 82% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 503rd and 3666th ($2614 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 168th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Malaga

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Hong Kong Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$11601

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

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