Chongqing vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$226	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	31
😀 Quality of life	72	34
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.55M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 6% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7185th and 6889th ($662 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 48th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 1966th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Maracaibo

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	Chongqing	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$14223

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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