Cali vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$287	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	50	33
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.55M

The cost of living in Cali is 5% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6679th and 6827th ($748 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 50th in Colombia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Colombia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6204th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Maracaibo

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	Cali	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$14094

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 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