Malaga vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
24
53
😀 Quality of life
80
73
🏙️ Population
599K
9.4M

The cost of living in Malaga is 158% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3191st and 7558th ($1705 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 114th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 690th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Ningbo

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Malaga Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$15801

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538