Albuquerque vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	31
😀 Quality of life	83	46
🏙️ Population	565K	1.55M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 184% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1965th and 7165th ($2026 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 51st in the United States and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United States vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 561st and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Maracaibo

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	Albuquerque	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$14264

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

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