Manaus vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$355	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	31
😀 Quality of life	53	33
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.55M

The cost of living in Manaus is 7% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6606th and 6827th ($764 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 50th in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6060th and 7775th 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	$5.07	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$14094

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

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