Malaga vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$929
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
24
70
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
592K
12.7M

The cost of living in Malaga is 110% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3451st and 6778th ($1617 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 736th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Suzhou

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Malaga Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610