Maracaibo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$714
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$138
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$259
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
31
70
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
1.55M
7.01M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7165th and 3529th ($714 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7088th and 879th 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
$10.4
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.5
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.2
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.07%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1450
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.53
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.99
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14264
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Cabimas
$704
60 km or 38 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$683
106 km or 66 mi Maicao
$763
120 km or 75 mi Machiques
$678
172 km or 107 mi Riohacha
$784
178 km or 110 mi Carora
$712
179 km or 111 mi Valledupar
$687
184 km or 114 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$703
185 km or 115 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$701
193 km or 120 mi Trujillo
$723
199 km or 124 mi Punto Fijo
$733
211 km or 131 mi Valera
$750
223 km or 138 mi El Tocuyo
$719
229 km or 142 mi Coro
$571
234 km or 146 mi Merida
$710
238 km or 148 mi Quibor
$696
258 km or 160 mi Barquisimeto
$670
268 km or 166 mi Cabudare
$660
271 km or 169 mi Barinas
$845
272 km or 169 mi Guanare
$748
272 km or 169 mi Oranjestad
$1694
277 km or 172 mi Minca
$887
281 km or 174 mi La Grita
$685
281 km or 175 mi Yaritagua
$697
281 km or 175 mi Socopo
$714
288 km or 179 mi Santa Marta
$971
288 km or 179 mi Cienaga
$874
290 km or 180 mi Araure
$744
292 km or 181 mi Acarigua
$749
317 km or 197 mi San Felipe
$762
318 km or 197 mi Cucuta
$646
320 km or 199 mi Tariba
$675
325 km or 202 mi San Cristobal
$687
326 km or 202 mi Ocana
$732
326 km or 202 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
335 km or 208 mi Barber
$1578
336 km or 208 mi Rubio
$673
337 km or 210 mi Willemstad
$1611
346 km or 215 mi Soledad
$950
347 km or 216 mi Barranquilla
$909

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487