Malaga vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1430
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3228
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$851
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1438
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
592K
14.3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 11% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3759th and 3019th ($1430 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 708th 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
$12.5
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$969
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1741
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6060
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2594
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.58
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9532
$15235

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101