Maracaibo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$149	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	22
😀 Quality of life	33	58
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.96M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 32% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6827th and 5176th ($713 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 12th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 7775th and 5576th 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	$11	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$2569

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677