Manchester vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	31
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	548K	1.55M

The cost of living in Manchester is 228% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 1193rd and 7186th ($2348 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 56th 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 84th and 7140th 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	$20.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$14308

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931