Maracaibo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	33
😀 Quality of life	46	84
🏙️ Population	1.55M	543K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 63% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7165th and 2278th ($714 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1724th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 7088th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Tucson

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	Maracaibo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190