George Town vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	31
😀 Quality of life	77	17
🏙️ Population	41K	1.55M

The cost of living in George Town is 371% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 32nd and 6715th ($3374 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.4 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 24th in Venezuela, while ranked 754th and 9053rd 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	$30.2	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$14120

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

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