Algiers vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$170	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	31
😀 Quality of life	59	33
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.55M

The cost of living in Algiers is 33% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 8756th and 6827th ($478 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 50th in Algeria and Venezuela, respectively. Check Algeria vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5457th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Maracaibo

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	Algiers	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$14094

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773