Houston vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$130
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	91	33
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Houston is 218% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1229th and 6827th ($2265 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 97th and 7775th 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	$17.2	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$14094

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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