El Paso vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	31
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	679K	1.55M

The cost of living in El Paso is 156% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2753rd and 7165th ($1828 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 472nd and 7088th 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	$22	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$14264

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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