Caracas vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$384	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	46	33
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.55M

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4987th and 6827th ($1075 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 6530th vs 7775th 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	$12.4	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$14094

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

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