Edinburgh vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	31
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	488K	1.55M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 221% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1307th and 7186th ($2295 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 56th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 83rd and 7140th 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	$22.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$14308

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931