Glasgow vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	626K	1.55M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 188% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7017th ($2058 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 52nd and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Maracaibo

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	Glasgow	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$14017

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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