Beijing vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$575	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	75	33
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5387th and 6827th ($1016 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 50th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 989th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Maracaibo

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	Beijing	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$14094

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773