Asuncion vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$395	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	58	46
🏙️ Population	462K	1.55M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 18% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6560th and 7186th ($847 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6137th and 7140th 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	$6.77	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$14308

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

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