Madrid vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	31
😀 Quality of life	90	33
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.55M

The cost of living in Madrid is 150% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6827th ($1781 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th in Spain and Venezuela, respectively. Check Spain vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 151st and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Maracaibo

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	Madrid	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$14094

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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