El Paso vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$980	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	79	33
🏙️ Population	679K	1.55M

The cost of living in El Paso is 154% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2363rd and 6827th ($1813 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 633rd and 7775th 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	$18.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$14094

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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