Asuncion vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$314	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	51	33
🏙️ Population	462K	1.55M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 11% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7323rd and 6827th ($635 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Paraguay and Venezuela, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6144th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Maracaibo

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	Asuncion	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$14094

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

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