Maracaibo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$149	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	29
😀 Quality of life	33	36
🏙️ Population	1.55M	159K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 15% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6827th and 6298th ($713 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7775th and 7365th 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	$11	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491