Istanbul vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$587	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	77	34
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.55M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 59% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4816th and 6889th ($1125 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Turkey and Venezuela, respectively. Check Turkey vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 790th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Maracaibo

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	Istanbul	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$14223

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

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