Maracaibo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	49
😀 Quality of life	46	92
🏙️ Population	1.55M	1.02M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7165th and 1668th ($714 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 7088th and 123rd 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	$10.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891