Belem vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$405	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	31
😀 Quality of life	41	33
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Belem is 6% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6655th and 6827th ($755 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 50th in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6876th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Maracaibo

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	Belem	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$14094

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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