Havana vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$421	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	31
😀 Quality of life	53	46
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.55M

The cost of living in Havana is 39% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5709th and 7165th ($993 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 51st in Cuba and Venezuela, respectively. Check Cuba vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 6482nd and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Maracaibo

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	Havana	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$14264

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909