Fortaleza vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$328	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$309
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	30
😀 Quality of life	61	43
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.55M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 6% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6833rd and 7017th ($758 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 45th in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 5841st and 7323rd 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	$5.16	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$14017

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843