Malaga vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$1256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	9
😀 Quality of life	80	53
🏙️ Population	599K	137K

The cost of living in Malaga is 3% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 3191st and 3357th ($1705 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Spain and Curacao, respectively. Check Spain vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 690th and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Willemstad

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	Malaga	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$12169

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620