Malaga vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$851	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	21
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	592K	6.71M

The cost of living in Malaga is 59% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 3759th and 6043rd ($1430 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 708th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Yancheng

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	Malaga	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$22179

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984