Maracaibo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$173	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$4345
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	82
😀 Quality of life	17	87
🏙️ Population	1.55M	468K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 74% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6715th and 304th ($716 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 266th 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 Raleigh. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 9053rd and 235th 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	$7.05	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$22084

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857