Malaga vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
49
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
599K
8.78M

The cost of living in Malaga is 173% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3160th and 7679th ($1727 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 137th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 802nd and 3611th 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
$16.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$9536

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943