Johannesburg vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$441	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	57	33
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.55M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5539th and 6827th ($993 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 50th in South Africa and Venezuela, respectively. Check South Africa vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5667th and 7775th 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	$9.65	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$14094

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773