Malaga vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$941	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	24	24
😀 Quality of life	78	39
🏙️ Population	586K	6.56M

The cost of living in Malaga is 148% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3616th and 7649th ($1519 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 262nd 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 18th best city to live in Spain vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 654th and 7013th 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	$13.2	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$10066

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610