Maracaibo vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$149	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	31	14
😀 Quality of life	33	50
🏙️ Population	1.55M	224K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 19% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6827th and 6145th ($713 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 1st in Venezuela and Suriname, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7775th and 6256th 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	$11	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583