Los Angeles vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$309
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 370% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 65th and 7017th ($3361 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 45th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 74th and 7323rd 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	$22.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$14017

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843