Dubai vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	31
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	3.94M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dubai is 239% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1039th and 7165th ($2420 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 203rd and 7088th 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	$10.2	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$14264

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909