Malaga vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
24
81
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
599K
13.9M

The cost of living in Malaga is 150% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3191st and 7400th ($1705 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 690th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tianjin

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Malaga Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$16559

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546