Maracaibo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$140	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	46	75
🏙️ Population	1.55M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7186th and 4918th ($716 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7140th and 1670th 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	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$15990

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720