Maracaibo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$140	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	46	100
🏙️ Population	1.55M	5.35M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 72% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7186th and 829th ($716 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 4th in Venezuela and Australia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 7140th 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	$10.5	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$22313

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132