Manchester vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	31
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	548K	1.55M

The cost of living in Manchester is 231% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1156th and 7165th ($2365 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 51st 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 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 78th and 7088th 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	$19.7	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$14264

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

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