Maracaibo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	34	99
🏙️ Population	1.55M	4.84M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6889th and 312th ($706 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7546th and 4th 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	$7.96	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754