Malaga vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$941
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
78
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
586K
12.6M

The cost of living in Malaga is 191% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3616th and 8506th ($1519 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 654th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$19861

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619