Maracaibo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$173	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$3743
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	17	98
🏙️ Population	1.55M	4.84M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6715th and 318th ($716 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9053rd and 3rd 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	$7.05	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$17934

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816