Maracaibo vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$139	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	66
😀 Quality of life	43	60
🏙️ Population	1.55M	2.53M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 31% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 7017th and 5342nd ($714 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 3rd in Venezuela and Colombia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7323rd and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Medellin

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	Maracaibo	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$6383

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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

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677