Brasilia vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$415	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	31
😀 Quality of life	62	46
🏙️ Population	3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 30% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6162nd and 7165th ($928 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 51st 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 Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 5658th and 7088th 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	$7.88	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$14264

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909