Gothenburg vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$914	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	675K	1.55M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 161% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2599th and 7165th ($1864 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 51st 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 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 83rd and 7088th 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	$14.3	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$14264

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909