Maracaibo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$138	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	46	96
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.8M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7165th and 2284th ($714 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 58th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7088th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Montreal

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	Maracaibo	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$5550

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805