Malaga vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$941
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
24
73
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
586K
1.96M

The cost of living in Malaga is 20% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3616th and 4398th ($1519 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 654th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sapporo

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Malaga Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$11313

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124