Los Angeles vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$259
😷 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 373% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 72nd and 7165th ($3378 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 51st 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 55th and 7088th 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	$21.9	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$14264

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909