Maracaibo vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$140	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	9
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	1.55M	137K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 57% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 7186th and 3357th ($716 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Venezuela and Curacao, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 7140th and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Willemstad

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	Maracaibo	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$12169

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620