Malaga vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
95
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
599K
17.5M

The cost of living in Malaga is 84% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3160th and 6106th ($1727 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 12th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 802nd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Shenzhen

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Malaga Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$22916

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638