Leon vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$256	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	36	33
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.55M

The cost of living in Leon is 4% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6965th and 6827th ($684 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 50th in Mexico and Venezuela, respectively. Check Mexico vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 7382nd and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Maracaibo

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	Leon	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$14094

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704

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