George Town vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	31
😀 Quality of life	80	46
🏙️ Population	41K	1.55M

The cost of living in George Town is 426% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 17th and 7165th ($3759 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in the Cayman Islands and Venezuela, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 724th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Maracaibo

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	George Town	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$14264

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

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