Beijing vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$589	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	73	43
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Beijing is 44% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5355th and 7017th ($1029 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 45th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 2546th and 7323rd 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	$4.24	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$14017

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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