Kyoto vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1960
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
24
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.46M
599K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5014th and 3191st ($1100 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 19th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 867th and 690th 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
$7.94
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$10558

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499