Fukuoka vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$430
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1651
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
1.6M
592K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 26% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5120th and 3759th ($1057 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 31st in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 1739th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Malaga

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Fukuoka Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$3.66
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$9532

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FukuokaMalaga

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

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