Maracaibo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$140	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$3547
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	46	81
🏙️ Population	1.55M	398K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 60% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 7186th and 2761st ($716 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1934th 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 2 months in Wichita. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 7140th and 610th 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	$10.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$15897

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357