Malaga vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$941
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
24
70
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
586K
12.7M

The cost of living in Malaga is 49% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3616th and 5553rd ($1519 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 654th and 3798th 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
$13.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645