Caracas vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$366	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	31
😀 Quality of life	45	34
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.55M

The cost of living in Caracas is 48% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5335th and 6889th ($1045 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Venezuela.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Venezuela, and 6509th vs 7546th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Maracaibo

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	Caracas	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$14223

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789