Manaus vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manaus	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$786	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1885	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$359	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$480	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	30
😀 Quality of life	59	43
🏙️ Population	2.06M	1.55M

The cost of living in Manaus is 10% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6721st and 7017th ($786 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 45th in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 5990th and 7323rd 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	$5.25	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.53	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1446	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.6	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.62	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$206	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$14017

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660

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