Los Angeles vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$201
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	31
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 378% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 62nd and 7186th ($3420 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 56th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 50th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Maracaibo

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	Los Angeles	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$14308

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931