Maracaibo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$149	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	33	80
🏙️ Population	1.55M	398K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 61% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6827th and 2367th ($713 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 1932nd 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 months in Wichita. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 7775th and 552nd 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	$11	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312