George Town vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	31
😀 Quality of life	78	33
🏙️ Population	41K	1.55M

The cost of living in George Town is 427% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 11th and 6827th ($3754 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 1.8 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 685th and 7775th 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	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$14094

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773