Malaga vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$851	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	24	24
😀 Quality of life	78	39
🏙️ Population	592K	6.56M

The cost of living in Malaga is 142% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3759th and 7740th ($1430 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 263rd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 708th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Shaoyang

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	Malaga	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600