Maracaibo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$173	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	91
😀 Quality of life	17	77
🏙️ Population	1.55M	6.26M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 33% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6715th and 4828th ($716 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Venezuela and Chile, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9053rd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Santiago

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	Maracaibo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440