Kingston vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$712	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	31
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	938K	1.55M

The cost of living in Kingston is 105% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4191st and 7165th ($1461 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Jamaica and Venezuela, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 6176th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Maracaibo

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	Kingston	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$14264

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

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