Maracaibo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$140	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	46	72
🏙️ Population	1.55M	13.3M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 57% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7186th and 3277th ($716 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Venezuela and Russia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7140th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Moscow

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	Maracaibo	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749