Maracaibo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	82
😀 Quality of life	33	88
🏙️ Population	1.55M	468K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 70% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6827th and 972nd ($713 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7775th and 221st 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	$11	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682