Maracaibo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	33	100
🏙️ Population	1.55M	5.03M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 68% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6827th and 1365th ($713 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 4th in Venezuela and Australia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7775th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Melbourne

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	Maracaibo	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$19705

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963