Maracaibo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$173	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$850
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	31	27
😀 Quality of life	17	54
🏙️ Population	1.55M	545K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 41% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6715th and 4384th ($716 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 9053rd and 6039th 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	$7.05	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$2991

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812