Arlington vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	31
😀 Quality of life	78	46
🏙️ Population	394K	1.55M

The cost of living in Arlington is 167% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2397th and 7165th ($1907 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 Arlington compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 894th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Maracaibo

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	Arlington	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$14264

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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