Maracaibo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$149	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	72
😀 Quality of life	33	78
🏙️ Population	1.55M	7.01M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6827th and 2911th ($713 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 1st in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7775th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Riyadh

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	Maracaibo	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529