Caracas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$384	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	46	78
🏙️ Population	2.25M	592K

The cost of living in Caracas is 25% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4987th and 3759th ($1075 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Venezuela and Spain, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6530th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Malaga

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	Caracas	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$9532

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Malaga

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