Malaga vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2985
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$2134
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
599K
2.75M

The cost of living in Malaga is 36% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3160th and 4625th ($1727 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 25th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 802nd and 27th 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
$16.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$13598

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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

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1046
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1037
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1029
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$979
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1027
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$991
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1041
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$996
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$994
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$981
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$999
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1005
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$993