Maracaibo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	68
😀 Quality of life	33	89
🏙️ Population	1.55M	385K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 72% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6827th and 718th ($713 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 7775th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Tampa

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	Maracaibo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$14045

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265