Cost of Living Comparison Between Porlamar and Maracaibo Cost of Living Comparison Between Porlamar and Maracaibo

🙂 Solo nomad: Porlamar is 32.3% cheaper than Maracaibo without rent, and 12% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Porlamar is 28.5% cheaper than Maracaibo without rent, and 32.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.44 VES 1,921

$10.65 VES 4,615

-58.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.91 VES 21.6K

$39.72 VES 17.2K

25.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.89 VES 3,417

$9.04 VES 3,916

-12.72%

Cappuccino

$1.53 VES 662

$2.72 VES 1,177

-43.75%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 VES 737

$1.19 VES 517

42.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 VES 347

$1.34 VES 582

-40.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 VES 580

$2.31 VES 999

-41.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 VES 982

$2.93 VES 1,268

-22.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 VES 698

$1.75 VES 758

-8.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 VES 658

$2.00 VES 867

-24.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.18 VES 509

$1.08 VES 469

9.26%

Eggs

$1.98 VES 860

$3.10 VES 1,343

-36.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.05 VES 2,623

$6.21 VES 2,692

-2.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.63 VES 2,871

$5.17 VES 2,238

28.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.28 VES 3,152

$6.31 VES 2,732

15.37%

Apples (1kg)

$4.15 VES 1,798

$4.43 VES 1,918

-6.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 VES 767

$1.38 VES 597

28.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.47 VES 639

$1.63 VES 706

-9.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.80 VES 779

$1.43 VES 618

25.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 VES 726

$1.21 VES 526

38.84%

Onion (1kg)

$1.54 VES 666

$1.63 VES 705

-5.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.83 VES 793

$0.97 VES 422

88.66%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 VES 439

$1.58 VES 684

-36.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 VES 1,283

$3.40 VES 1,472

-12.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.67 VES 2,888

$9.16 VES 3,967

-27.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 VES 320

$1.07 VES 463

-30.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 VES 708

$2.59 VES 1,124

-36.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 VES 198

$0.48 VES 210

-4.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$42.09 VES 18.2K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.12 VES 2,216

$3.95 VES 1,711

29.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.92 VES 1,265

$1.96 VES 849

48.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.56 VES 7,608

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 VES 225

$0.52 VES 226

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.8K VES 9.9M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.6K VES 13.7M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$30.59 VES 13.3K

$16.34 VES 7,080

87.21%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.15 VES 4,396

$8.82 VES 3,821

15.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.66 VES 15.0K

$25.80 VES 11.2K

34.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.1 VES 21.7K

$33.79 VES 14.6K

48.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.04 VES 4,351

$23.88 VES 10.3K

-57.96%

Cinema Ticket

$3.06 VES 1,326

$5.03 VES 2,179

-39.17%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$114 VES 49.4K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.3K VES 6.2M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.53 VES 18.0K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.58 VES 18.0K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$58.8 VES 25.5K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.6 VES 25.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$198 VES 85.6K

$182 VES 78.7K

8.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$197 VES 85.3K

$102 VES 44.0K

93.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$327 VES 141.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$213 VES 92.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$395 VES 171.1K

$742 VES 321.5K

-46.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$148 VES 64.2K

$491 VES 212.9K

-69.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$217 VES 94.1K

$199 VES 86.3K

9.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

26.6

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Porlamar: March 1, 2026

Last update for Maracaibo: March 2, 2026

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