Fortaleza vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$328	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	31
😀 Quality of life	56	33
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.55M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 5% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6696th and 6827th ($745 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 50th in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5747th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Maracaibo

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	Fortaleza	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$14094

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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