Maracaibo vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$149	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	9
😀 Quality of life	33	48
🏙️ Population	1.55M	150K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 51% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6827th and 3589th ($713 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 1st in Venezuela and Curacao, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 7775th and 6340th 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	$11	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$9410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901