Maracaibo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$140	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	31	27
😀 Quality of life	46	58
🏙️ Population	1.55M	49K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 44% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7186th and 4567th ($716 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7140th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Port of Spain

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	Maracaibo	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$10377

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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

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801