Maracaibo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	82
😀 Quality of life	46	89
🏙️ Population	1.55M	468K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 69% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7165th and 1246th ($714 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1054th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 7088th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Raleigh

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	Maracaibo	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736