Kingston vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$740	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	31
😀 Quality of life	61	46
🏙️ Population	938K	1.55M

The cost of living in Kingston is 107% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4050th and 7186th ($1482 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Jamaica and Venezuela, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5741st and 7140th 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	$10.2	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$14308

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931