Basseterre vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$650	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	31
😀 Quality of life	36	33
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.55M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 93% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 3960th and 6827th ($1373 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 50th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Venezuela, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 7395th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Maracaibo

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	Basseterre	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$14094

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

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