Maracaibo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$139	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	1.55M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 32% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7017th and 5192nd ($714 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7323rd and 4142nd 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	$10.5	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$15428

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666