Gothenburg vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$895	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	92	34
🏙️ Population	608K	1.55M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 144% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6889th ($1725 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in Sweden and Venezuela, respectively. Check Sweden vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 81st and 7546th 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	$12.7	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$14223

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789