Malaga vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
24
99
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
599K
1.33M

The cost of living in Malaga is 62% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3191st and 5168th ($1705 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 690th and 1050th 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
$16.8
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$14598

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096