Malaga vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
99
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
599K
24.9M

The cost of living in Malaga is 49% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3191st and 4880th ($1705 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 690th and 1178th 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
$16.8
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789