Manchester vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	548K	1.55M

The cost of living in Manchester is 217% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1330th and 7017th ($2265 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 45th in the United Kingdom and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 107th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Maracaibo

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	Manchester	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$14017

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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