Maracaibo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$138	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	24
😀 Quality of life	46	81
🏙️ Population	1.55M	693K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 51% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7165th and 4152nd ($714 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 64th in Venezuela and Spain, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 7088th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Zaragoza

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	Maracaibo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$8348

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Cities near Maracaibo

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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671