Maracaibo vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$149	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	38
😀 Quality of life	33	86
🏙️ Population	1.55M	549K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 57% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6827th and 2883rd ($713 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 110th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 7775th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Quebec City

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	Maracaibo	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732