Maracaibo vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$173
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$174
$6928
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
87
😀 Quality of life
17
92
🏙️ Population
1.55M
1.01M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6715th and 22nd ($716 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 9053rd and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maracaibo San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.59
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.85%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2138
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.66
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14120
$15889

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123