Caracas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$445	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	24
😀 Quality of life	52	80
🏙️ Population	2.25M	592K

The cost of living in Caracas is 27% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4759th and 3451st ($1176 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Venezuela and Spain, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 6470th and 736th 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	$12.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$10933

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536