Johannesburg vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$522	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	4.8M	1.55M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 64% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4839th and 7165th ($1171 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st in South Africa and Venezuela, respectively. Check South Africa vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 5190th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Maracaibo

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	Johannesburg	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$14264

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

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