Brasilia vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$296	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	31
😀 Quality of life	56	33
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.55M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 7% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6598th and 6827th ($765 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 50th in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5716th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Maracaibo

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	Brasilia	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$14094

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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