Bogota vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$388	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	31
😀 Quality of life	60	33
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.55M

The cost of living in Bogota is 24% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6104th and 6827th ($887 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 50th in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5261st and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Maracaibo

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	Bogota	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$14094

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

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