Maracaibo vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$149	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	85
😀 Quality of life	33	90
🏙️ Population	1.55M	442K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 77% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6827th and 119th ($713 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 107th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 7775th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Miami

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	Maracaibo	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882