Malaga vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$851	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	24	98
😀 Quality of life	78	70
🏙️ Population	592K	12.3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 118% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3759th and 7163rd ($1430 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 708th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Wuhan

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	Malaga	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$8658

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586