Malaga vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$929
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
24
99
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
592K
1.33M

The cost of living in Malaga is 56% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3451st and 5298th ($1617 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 260th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 736th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Saitama

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Malaga Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$17943

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055