Lima vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$407	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	31
😀 Quality of life	65	33
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.55M

The cost of living in Lima is 37% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5647th and 6827th ($977 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Peru and Venezuela, respectively. Check Peru vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 4234th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Maracaibo

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	Lima	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$14094

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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