Caracas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$357	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$1990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	24
😀 Quality of life	41	79
🏙️ Population	2.25M	579K

The cost of living in Caracas is 32% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5499th and 3666th ($975 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 7028th and 506th 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	$12.5	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$11601

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457