Jeddah vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$495	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	73	17
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.55M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 54% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4731st and 6715th ($1100 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maracaibo ranked 24th in Venezuela, while ranked 1616th and 9053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Maracaibo

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	Jeddah	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$14120

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

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