Maracaibo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$140
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$2284
😷 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 7186th and 3485th ($716 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7140th and 899th 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
$10.5
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.6
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$261
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$166
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.5
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.4
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.03%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$674
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.05
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14308
$10912

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459