Dallas vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dallas	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2461	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5293	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1459	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4563	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	31
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dallas is 245% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 948th and 7165th ($2461 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th and 51st 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 Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 46th and 7088th 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	$17.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.06	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2187	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1641	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4391	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.6	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1318	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24367	$14264

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2114
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2198
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2212
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2357
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2246
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2188
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2142
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2114
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2309
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2373
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2127
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2126
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2220
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2124
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2076
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2127
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2233
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2129
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2193
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2579
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2293
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2393
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2105
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2145
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2225

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909