Maracaibo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	46	98
🏙️ Population	1.55M	5.45M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7165th and 348th ($714 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Venezuela and Australia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7088th 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	$10.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864