La Paz vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$304	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	31
😀 Quality of life	46	33
🏙️ Population	756K	1.55M

The cost of living in La Paz is 3% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6947th and 6827th ($688 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 50th in Bolivia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6481st and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Maracaibo

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	La Paz	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$14094

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

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