Chengdu vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$252	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	75	43
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 11% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7530th and 7017th ($635 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 45th 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 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 1800th and 7323rd 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	$2.87	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$14017

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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