Johannesburg vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$487	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	58	34
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.55M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 53% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5069th and 6889th ($1079 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th in South Africa and Venezuela, respectively. Check South Africa vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 5446th and 7546th 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	$9.91	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$14223

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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