Kingstown vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$380	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	31
😀 Quality of life	54	46
🏙️ Population	24.5K	1.55M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 39% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5614th and 7186th ($995 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th 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 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6384th and 7140th 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	$7.35	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.68
🥤 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	$254	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$14308

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

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