Columbus vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	88	33
🏙️ Population	906K	1.55M

The cost of living in Columbus is 201% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1476th and 6827th ($2145 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 50th in the United States and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United States vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 249th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Maracaibo

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	Columbus	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$14094

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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