Bogota vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bogota	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2414	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$441	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	66	43
🏙️ Population	8.03M	1.55M

The cost of living in Bogota is 37% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5761st and 7017th ($976 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 45th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 5073rd and 7323rd 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	$5.55	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$866	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.49%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1958	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1388	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.26	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8995	$14017

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$848
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$722
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$762
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$546
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$506
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$637
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$678
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$655
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$581
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$960
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$667
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$730
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$777
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$679
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$565
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1030
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$881
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$693
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$759
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$708
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$782
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$572
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$489
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$671
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$620
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$704
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$677
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$699
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$690
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$721
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$663

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