Columbus vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	87	17
🏙️ Population	906K	1.55M

The cost of living in Columbus is 207% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6715th ($2202 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 31st 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 24th in Venezuela, while ranked 202nd and 9053rd 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	$18.1	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$14120

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

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