Dallas vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$130
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	90	33
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dallas is 247% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 837th and 6827th ($2471 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 130th and 7775th 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	$18.8	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$14094

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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