Maracaibo vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$159	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	94
😀 Quality of life	34	62
🏙️ Population	1.55M	6.21M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 26% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6889th and 5959th ($706 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 2nd in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 7546th and 4932nd 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	$7.96	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$10815

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585