Dubai vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$130
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	31
😀 Quality of life	87	33
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dubai is 234% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 989th and 6827th ($2379 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 288th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Maracaibo

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	Dubai	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$14094

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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