Malaga vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$929	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	85
😀 Quality of life	80	71
🏙️ Population	592K	9.07M

The cost of living in Malaga is 192% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3451st and 8245th ($1617 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 736th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Shenyang

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	Malaga	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$24707

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501