Maracaibo vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$140	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	46	72
🏙️ Population	1.55M	6.21M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 35% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7186th and 5029th ($716 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7140th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Maracaibo	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$12842

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634