Maracaibo vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$159	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	21
😀 Quality of life	34	42
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.02M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 34% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6889th and 8461st ($706 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Venezuela and Liberia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7546th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Monrovia

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	Maracaibo	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.96	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$2993

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520