Austin vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	31
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	962K	1.55M

The cost of living in Austin is 242% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 985th and 7165th ($2444 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 217th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Maracaibo

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	Austin	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$14264

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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