Louisville vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	31
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	246K	1.55M

The cost of living in Louisville is 157% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 2713th and 7165th ($1837 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 333rd and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Maracaibo

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	Louisville	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$14264

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

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