Chongqing vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$224	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	31
😀 Quality of life	72	33
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.55M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 11% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7340th and 6827th ($634 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 50th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 1675th and 7775th 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	$3.91	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$14094

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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