Arlington vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$201
😷 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 2324th and 7186th ($1913 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 56th 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 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 895th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$14308

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Maracaibo

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