Malaga vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
49
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
599K
8.78M

The cost of living in Malaga is 163% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3191st and 7630th ($1705 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 690th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Quanzhou

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Malaga Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954