Maracaibo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	31	19
😀 Quality of life	46	67
🏙️ Population	1.55M	955K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 60% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7165th and 2952nd ($714 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 12th in Venezuela and Spain, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 7088th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Tenerife

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	Maracaibo	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490