Guatemala City vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$506	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	31
😀 Quality of life	53	17
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.55M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 42% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5181st and 6715th ($1019 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Guatemala and Venezuela, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Maracaibo ranked 24th in Venezuela, while ranked 6101st and 9053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Maracaibo

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	Guatemala City	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$14120

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915

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