Kobe vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$489
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$1990
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.52M
579K

The cost of living in Kobe is 25% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4822nd and 3666th ($1076 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th and 25th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kobe compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 14th and 506th 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
$5.97
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$11601

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Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457