Barranquilla vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barranquilla	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$490	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	24
😀 Quality of life	61	79
🏙️ Population	1.33M	599K

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 47% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6275th and 3160th ($909 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 20th in Colombia and Spain, respectively. Check Colombia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 1 months in Malaga. Barranquilla ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 5863rd and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Malaga

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	Barranquilla	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.08	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.09%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$633	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.2	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.21	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.1	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2229	$10911

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$950
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$874
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$971
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$887
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$1155
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$687
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$707
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$572
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$784
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$678
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$703
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$732
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$714
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$704
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$764
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$646
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$685
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$675
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$673
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$687
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$744
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$710
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$750
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$915
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$712
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$714
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$1071
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1395
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$992
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1403

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538