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

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Maracaibo San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$714
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1965
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$139
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
87
😀 Quality of life
43
93
🏙️ Population
1.55M
1.01M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 82% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7017th and 6th ($714 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7323rd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maracaibo San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.6
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.97
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.7%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1421
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.7
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$28
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14017
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Cabimas
$701
60 km or 38 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$674
106 km or 66 mi Maicao
$714
120 km or 75 mi Machiques
$669
172 km or 107 mi Riohacha
$735
178 km or 110 mi Carora
$677
179 km or 111 mi Valledupar
$654
184 km or 114 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$684
185 km or 115 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$682
193 km or 120 mi Trujillo
$695
199 km or 124 mi Punto Fijo
$728
211 km or 131 mi Valera
$722
223 km or 138 mi El Tocuyo
$677
229 km or 142 mi Coro
$576
234 km or 146 mi Merida
$695
238 km or 148 mi Quibor
$648
258 km or 160 mi Barquisimeto
$627
268 km or 166 mi Cabudare
$618
271 km or 169 mi Barinas
$817
272 km or 169 mi Guanare
$713
272 km or 169 mi Oranjestad
$1599
277 km or 172 mi Minca
$847
281 km or 174 mi La Grita
$677
281 km or 175 mi Yaritagua
$650
281 km or 175 mi Socopo
$692
288 km or 179 mi Santa Marta
$929
288 km or 179 mi Cienaga
$831
290 km or 180 mi Araure
$719
292 km or 181 mi Acarigua
$723
317 km or 197 mi San Felipe
$730
318 km or 197 mi Cucuta
$620
320 km or 199 mi Tariba
$673
325 km or 202 mi San Cristobal
$684
326 km or 202 mi Ocana
$704
326 km or 202 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
335 km or 208 mi Barber
$1456
336 km or 208 mi Rubio
$671
337 km or 210 mi Willemstad
$1481
346 km or 215 mi Soledad
$883
347 km or 216 mi Barranquilla
$843

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254