George Town vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	31
😀 Quality of life	78	34
🏙️ Population	41K	1.55M

The cost of living in George Town is 416% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 17th and 6889th ($3644 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 703rd and 7546th 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	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$14223

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789