Maracaibo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$140	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	22
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.96M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 44% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 7186th and 4582nd ($716 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 11th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 7140th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Tijuana

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	Maracaibo	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$4868

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677