Chengdu vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$240	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$130
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	31
😀 Quality of life	72	33
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 13% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7421st and 6827th ($623 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 1890th and 7775th 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	$2.78	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$14094

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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