Kobe vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$460
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
1.52M
592K

The cost of living in Kobe is 23% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4793rd and 3759th ($1107 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 31st in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 674th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$9532

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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