Malaga vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$941
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
586K
14.3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 7% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3616th and 3085th ($1519 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 654th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tokyo

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Malaga Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$15495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033