Houston vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Houston is 217% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1354th and 7165th ($2265 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 16th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Maracaibo

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	Houston	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$14264

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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