Malaga vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
599K
12.7M

The cost of living in Malaga is 121% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3160th and 6833rd ($1727 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 802nd and 3150th 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
$16.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623