Maracaibo vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	54
😀 Quality of life	33	83
🏙️ Population	1.55M	342K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 65% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6827th and 1742nd ($713 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 7775th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs San Juan

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	Maracaibo	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177