Calgary vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	92	17
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.55M

The cost of living in Calgary is 195% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1526th and 6715th ($2113 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 31st in Canada and Venezuela, respectively. Check Canada vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Maracaibo ranked 24th in Venezuela, while ranked 66th and 9053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Maracaibo

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	Calgary	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$14120

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780