Maracaibo vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	97
😀 Quality of life	34	95
🏙️ Population	1.55M	441K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 78% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6889th and 91st ($706 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7546th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Oakland

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	Maracaibo	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.96	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288