Maracaibo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	46	96
🏙️ Population	1.55M	2.11M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 71% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7165th and 916th ($714 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Venezuela and France, respectively. Check Venezuela vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7088th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Paris

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	Maracaibo	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$17184

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544