Maracaibo vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$149	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	66
😀 Quality of life	33	53
🏙️ Population	1.55M	2.53M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 21% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6827th and 6005th ($713 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 2nd in Venezuela and Colombia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7775th and 6049th 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	$11	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$5682

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618