Fortaleza vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$290	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	31
😀 Quality of life	56	34
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.55M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 2% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6830th and 6889th ($717 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 48th 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 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5784th and 7546th 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	$4.25	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$14223

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789