El Paso vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	El Paso	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1775	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4161	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1821	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3710	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	80	34
🏙️ Population	679K	1.55M

The cost of living in El Paso is 151% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2613th and 6889th ($1775 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st and 48th 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 532nd and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Maracaibo

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	El Paso	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$945	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1654	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1491	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1755	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.64	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.98	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.01	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$671	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7468	$14223

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1834
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1847
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1834
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$854
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2111
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$803
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2230
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$792
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1682
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1954
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$1986
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1629
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$786
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2052
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2618
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2176
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1715
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2003
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$854
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2398
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2372
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2414
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789