Maracaibo vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$140	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	31	81
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.43M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 65% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7186th and 1833rd ($716 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1452nd 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 7140th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs San Antonio

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	Maracaibo	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$19123

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093