Detroit vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	88	43
🏙️ Population	639K	1.55M

The cost of living in Detroit is 199% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1636th and 7017th ($2133 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 311th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Maracaibo

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	Detroit	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$14017

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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