Maracaibo vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$139	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1959
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	1.55M	2.75M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 42% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7017th and 4626th ($714 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 29th in Venezuela and Japan, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7323rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Osaka

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	Maracaibo	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$13640

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997