Manaus vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manaus	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2000	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$380	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	31
😀 Quality of life	60	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.55M

The cost of living in Manaus is 18% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6589th and 7186th ($842 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 56th 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 Manaus compared to 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Manaus ranked 31st best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5837th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Maracaibo

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	Manaus	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.3	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1722	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1134	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.42	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4970	$14308

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931