Maracaibo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$138	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	46	74
🏙️ Population	1.55M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7165th and 5003rd ($714 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7088th and 2408th 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	$10.4	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719