Maracaibo vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$138	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	31	57
😀 Quality of life	46	62
🏙️ Population	1.55M	2.42M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 17% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7165th and 6516th ($714 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 12th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 7088th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Salvador

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	Maracaibo	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743