Maracaibo vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	54
😀 Quality of life	46	87
🏙️ Population	1.55M	525K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 75% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 7165th and 346th ($714 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 7088th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Sacramento

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	Maracaibo	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859