Edinburgh vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	31
😀 Quality of life	94	33
🏙️ Population	488K	1.55M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 200% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1491st and 6827th ($2140 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 50th in the United Kingdom and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 34th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Maracaibo

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	Edinburgh	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$14094

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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