Austin vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	962K	1.55M

The cost of living in Austin is 238% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7017th ($2416 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 45th 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 44th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 151st and 7323rd 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	$19.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$14017

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843