Buenos Aires vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$496	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	78	43
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.55M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 59% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4856th and 7017th ($1139 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 45th in Argentina and Venezuela, respectively. Check Argentina vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 1059th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Maracaibo

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	Buenos Aires	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$14017

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

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