Maracaibo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$138	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	19
😀 Quality of life	46	41
🏙️ Population	1.55M	159K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 27% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7165th and 5816th ($714 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in Venezuela and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7088th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Praia

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	Maracaibo	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507