Maracaibo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$139	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	80
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	1.55M	737K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7017th and 125th ($714 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 7323rd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Seattle

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	Maracaibo	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$29883

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Cities near Maracaibo

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114