Maracaibo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$140	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	31	13
😀 Quality of life	46	54
🏙️ Population	1.55M	224K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 22% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7186th and 6184th ($716 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Venezuela and Suriname, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7140th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Paramaribo

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	Maracaibo	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$1767

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652