Caracas vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$357	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	31
😀 Quality of life	41	17
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.55M

The cost of living in Caracas is 36% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5499th and 6715th ($975 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 24th best cities to live in Venezuela, and 7028th vs 9053rd 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	$12.5	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$14120

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780