Calgary vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.55M

The cost of living in Calgary is 193% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1759th and 7186th ($2095 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 56th in Canada and Venezuela, respectively. Check Canada vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 187th and 7140th 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	$19.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$14308

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931