Gothenburg vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$891	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	92	17
🏙️ Population	608K	1.55M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 136% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2703rd and 6715th ($1690 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 31st in Sweden and Venezuela, respectively. Check Sweden vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Maracaibo ranked 24th in Venezuela, while ranked 84th and 9053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Maracaibo

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	Gothenburg	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$14120

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780