Malaga vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$941
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
24
99
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
586K
1.33M

The cost of living in Malaga is 46% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3616th and 5386th ($1519 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 654th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075