Guayaquil vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$375	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	31
😀 Quality of life	58	34
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.55M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 29% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6095th and 6889th ($910 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Ecuador and Venezuela, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5554th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Maracaibo

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	Guayaquil	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$14223

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

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