Kobe vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$481
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
586K

The cost of living in Kobe is 26% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4855th and 3616th ($1119 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st and 27th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 631st and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Malaga

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