Maracaibo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$159	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	34	63
🏙️ Population	1.55M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 30% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6889th and 5616th ($706 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7546th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Sao Paulo

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	Maracaibo	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.96	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629