Dallas vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dallas is 243% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 948th and 7017th ($2447 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 45th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 136th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Maracaibo

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	Dallas	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$14017

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843