Maracaibo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$173
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$174
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
71
😀 Quality of life
17
74
🏙️ Population
1.55M
7.01M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6715th and 2922nd ($716 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9053rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maracaibo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.59
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.85%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2138
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.66
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14120
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Cabimas
$1029
60 km or 38 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
106 km or 66 mi Maicao
$458
120 km or 75 mi Machiques
$733
172 km or 107 mi Riohacha
$552
178 km or 110 mi Carora
$691
179 km or 111 mi Valledupar
$519
184 km or 114 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
185 km or 115 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
193 km or 120 mi Trujillo
$701
199 km or 124 mi Punto Fijo
$627
211 km or 131 mi Valera
$705
223 km or 138 mi El Tocuyo
$679
229 km or 142 mi Coro
$635
234 km or 146 mi Merida
$664
238 km or 148 mi Quibor
$663
258 km or 160 mi Barquisimeto
$708
268 km or 166 mi Cabudare
$653
271 km or 169 mi Barinas
$743
272 km or 169 mi Guanare
$700
272 km or 169 mi Oranjestad
$1640
277 km or 172 mi Minca
$655
281 km or 174 mi La Grita
$617
281 km or 175 mi Yaritagua
$663
281 km or 175 mi Socopo
$662
288 km or 179 mi Santa Marta
$705
288 km or 179 mi Cienaga
$661
290 km or 180 mi Araure
$692
292 km or 181 mi Acarigua
$687
317 km or 197 mi San Felipe
$699
318 km or 197 mi Cucuta
$708
320 km or 199 mi Tariba
$592
325 km or 202 mi San Cristobal
$589
326 km or 202 mi Ocana
$612
326 km or 202 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
335 km or 208 mi Barber
$1415
336 km or 208 mi Rubio
$593
337 km or 210 mi Willemstad
$1385
346 km or 215 mi Soledad
$851
347 km or 216 mi Barranquilla
$780

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561