Maracaibo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$173	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$5439
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	87
😀 Quality of life	17	91
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.39M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6715th and 26th ($716 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 23rd 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 San Diego. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 9053rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs San Diego

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	Maracaibo	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$18429

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606