Malaga vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$839
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
24
70
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
579K
12.7M

The cost of living in Malaga is 41% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3666th and 5170th ($1435 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 11th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 506th and 3722nd 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
$12.7
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$22097

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645