Jeddah vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$512	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	76	33
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.55M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 61% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4650th and 6827th ($1146 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 50th in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 860th and 7775th 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	$6.67	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$14094

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773