Maracaibo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$4545
🏠 One person rent	$173	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$3962
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	17	81
🏙️ Population	1.55M	398K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 60% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6715th and 2417th ($716 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1921st 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 2.2 months in Wichita. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 9053rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Wichita

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	Maracaibo	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$15991

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1820
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1703
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1728
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1575
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1784
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1827
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1854
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1741
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1787
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1777
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1708
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1695
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1765
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1499
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1604
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1777
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1456
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1778
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$1996
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1880
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1943
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1956
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1944
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2157
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1836
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2049
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1916
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2186
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2154
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2242
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2171
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2144
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$2147
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2187