Maracaibo vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	33	90
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.6M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 73% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6827th and 664th ($713 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 7775th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Philadelphia

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	Maracaibo	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693