Kobe vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$453
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
1.52M
599K

The cost of living in Kobe is 36% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5047th and 3160th ($1103 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 20th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1 months in Malaga. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 681st and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Malaga

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Kobe Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$10911

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538