Malaga vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$839
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
579K
24.9M

The cost of living in Malaga is 21% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3666th and 4461st ($1435 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 506th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Shanghai

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Malaga Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740