Guayaquil vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$452	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$309
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	30
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.55M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 41% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5530th and 7017th ($1006 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 6218th and 7323rd 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	$3.51	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$14017

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843