Beijing vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$596	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	77	34
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5141st and 6889th ($1067 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 48th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 763rd and 7546th 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	$4.04	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$14223

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789