Maracaibo vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$149	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	48
😀 Quality of life	33	75
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.32M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 47% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6827th and 4065th ($713 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 2nd in Venezuela and Uruguay, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7775th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Montevideo

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	Maracaibo	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$8232

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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

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940