Maracaibo vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	11
😀 Quality of life	46	66
🏙️ Population	1.55M	228K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 74% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 7165th and 503rd ($714 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Venezuela and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 7088th and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Nassau

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	Maracaibo	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$16513

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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

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664