Maracaibo vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$140	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.9M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 62% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7186th and 2370th ($716 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 64th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7140th and 49th 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	$10.5	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$6432

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828