Maracaibo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$138	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	92
😀 Quality of life	46	80
🏙️ Population	1.55M	6.26M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 40% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7165th and 4795th ($714 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Venezuela and Chile, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7088th and 688th 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	$10.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$10578

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849