Malaga vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$941	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$2247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	97
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	586K	2.75M

The cost of living in Malaga is 25% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3616th and 4566th ($1519 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 45th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 654th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Osaka

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	Malaga	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$5653

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016