Maracaibo vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$173
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$174
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
31
90
😀 Quality of life
17
66
🏙️ Population
1.55M
9.21M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 44% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6715th and 4206th ($716 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 8th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 9053rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maracaibo Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.59
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.85%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2138
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.66
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14120
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Cabimas
$1029
60 km or 38 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
106 km or 66 mi Maicao
$458
120 km or 75 mi Machiques
$733
172 km or 107 mi Riohacha
$552
178 km or 110 mi Carora
$691
179 km or 111 mi Valledupar
$519
184 km or 114 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
185 km or 115 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
193 km or 120 mi Trujillo
$701
199 km or 124 mi Punto Fijo
$627
211 km or 131 mi Valera
$705
223 km or 138 mi El Tocuyo
$679
229 km or 142 mi Coro
$635
234 km or 146 mi Merida
$664
238 km or 148 mi Quibor
$663
258 km or 160 mi Barquisimeto
$708
268 km or 166 mi Cabudare
$653
271 km or 169 mi Barinas
$743
272 km or 169 mi Guanare
$700
272 km or 169 mi Oranjestad
$1640
277 km or 172 mi Minca
$655
281 km or 174 mi La Grita
$617
281 km or 175 mi Yaritagua
$663
281 km or 175 mi Socopo
$662
288 km or 179 mi Santa Marta
$705
288 km or 179 mi Cienaga
$661
290 km or 180 mi Araure
$692
292 km or 181 mi Acarigua
$687
317 km or 197 mi San Felipe
$699
318 km or 197 mi Cucuta
$708
320 km or 199 mi Tariba
$592
325 km or 202 mi San Cristobal
$589
326 km or 202 mi Ocana
$612
326 km or 202 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
335 km or 208 mi Barber
$1415
336 km or 208 mi Rubio
$593
337 km or 210 mi Willemstad
$1385
346 km or 215 mi Soledad
$851
347 km or 216 mi Barranquilla
$780

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881