Gothenburg vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$902	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	30
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	675K	1.55M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 155% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2645th and 7017th ($1823 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 45th in Sweden and Venezuela, respectively. Check Sweden vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 68th and 7323rd 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	$13.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$14017

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

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