Chengdu vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$297	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	31
😀 Quality of life	76	46
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 4% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7360th and 7186th ($688 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 56th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Maracaibo. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 1238th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Maracaibo

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	Chengdu	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$93.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$11.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$17.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	15.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$14308

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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