Maracaibo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	33	100
🏙️ Population	1.55M	4.84M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6827th and 745th ($713 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 1st in Venezuela and Australia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7775th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Sydney

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	Maracaibo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683