Caracas vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$445	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	30
😀 Quality of life	52	43
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.55M

The cost of living in Caracas is 65% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4759th and 7017th ($1176 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Venezuela.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Venezuela, and 6470th vs 7323rd 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	$12.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$14017

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843