Kyoto vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
599K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4965th and 3160th ($1128 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 Kyoto compared to 1 months in Malaga. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 946th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Malaga

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Kyoto Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$4.07
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$10911

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

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