Barcelona vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$130
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	31
😀 Quality of life	87	33
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.55M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 158% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2276th and 6827th ($1841 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 50th 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 Barcelona compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 270th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Maracaibo

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	Barcelona	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$14094

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773