Edinburgh vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	30
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	488K	1.55M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 223% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1247th and 7017th ($2310 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 45th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 59th and 7323rd 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	$21.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$14017

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843