Maracaibo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1944
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$159
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$279
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$170
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
71
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
1.55M
7.01M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 55% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6889th and 3292nd ($706 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7546th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maracaibo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.96
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.1
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.6
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.66%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2145
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1079
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.1
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14223
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Cabimas
$696
60 km or 38 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
106 km or 66 mi Maicao
$451
120 km or 75 mi Machiques
$651
172 km or 107 mi Riohacha
$582
178 km or 110 mi Carora
$688
179 km or 111 mi Valledupar
$558
184 km or 114 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
185 km or 115 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
193 km or 120 mi Trujillo
$685
199 km or 124 mi Punto Fijo
$628
211 km or 131 mi Valera
$705
223 km or 138 mi El Tocuyo
$694
229 km or 142 mi Coro
$623
234 km or 146 mi Merida
$674
238 km or 148 mi Quibor
$680
258 km or 160 mi Barquisimeto
$715
268 km or 166 mi Cabudare
$663
271 km or 169 mi Barinas
$799
272 km or 169 mi Guanare
$707
272 km or 169 mi Oranjestad
$1664
277 km or 172 mi Minca
$863
281 km or 174 mi La Grita
$617
281 km or 175 mi Yaritagua
$682
281 km or 175 mi Socopo
$670
288 km or 179 mi Santa Marta
$979
288 km or 179 mi Cienaga
$831
290 km or 180 mi Araure
$724
292 km or 181 mi Acarigua
$724
317 km or 197 mi San Felipe
$736
318 km or 197 mi Cucuta
$552
320 km or 199 mi Tariba
$598
325 km or 202 mi San Cristobal
$592
326 km or 202 mi Ocana
$590
326 km or 202 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
335 km or 208 mi Barber
$1395
336 km or 208 mi Rubio
$598
337 km or 210 mi Willemstad
$1395
346 km or 215 mi Soledad
$840
347 km or 216 mi Barranquilla
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489