Maracaibo vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$149	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	60
😀 Quality of life	33	66
🏙️ Population	1.55M	342K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 46% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6827th and 4143rd ($713 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 2nd in Venezuela and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 7775th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Maracaibo	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903