Malaga vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$929	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	30
😀 Quality of life	80	43
🏙️ Population	592K	1.55M

The cost of living in Malaga is 126% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 3451st and 7017th ($1617 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 45th in Spain and Venezuela, respectively. Check Spain vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 736th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Maracaibo

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	Malaga	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$14017

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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

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843