Kingstown vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingstown	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2388	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$381	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	31
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	24.5K	1.55M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 39% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5701st and 7165th ($995 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Saint Vincent and Venezuela, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 6376th and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Maracaibo

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	Kingstown	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.37	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.7	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.49%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.67	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.65	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11266	$14264

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788

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