Maracaibo vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$149	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	31	64
😀 Quality of life	33	55
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.76M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 19% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6827th and 6124th ($713 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 3rd in Venezuela and Ecuador, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7775th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Quito

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	Maracaibo	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493