Maracaibo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$149	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	50
😀 Quality of life	33	90
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.02M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 65% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6827th and 1701st ($713 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 25th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 7775th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Ottawa

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	Maracaibo	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.82
🥤 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	$176	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800