Castries vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$514	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	31
😀 Quality of life	38	46
🏙️ Population	20K	1.55M

The cost of living in Castries is 64% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4844th and 7165th ($1170 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in Saint Lucia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 8195th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Maracaibo

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	Castries	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$14264

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909