Columbus vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	906K	1.55M

The cost of living in Columbus is 199% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1634th and 7186th ($2140 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 56th 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 266th and 7140th 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	$20.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$14308

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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	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

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