Maracaibo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	80
😀 Quality of life	34	92
🏙️ Population	1.55M	737K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 76% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6889th and 206th ($706 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 7546th and 102nd 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	$7.96	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$28179

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263