Maracaibo vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$138	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	38
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	1.55M	549K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 58% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7165th and 3269th ($714 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 113th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 7088th and 332nd 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	$10.4	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934