Curitiba vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$368	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$259
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	31
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.55M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 19% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6551st and 7165th ($852 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 51st in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 5281st and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Maracaibo

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	Curitiba	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$14264

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

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