Chongqing vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$205	$138
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$222
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	31
😀 Quality of life	74	46
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.55M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 16% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7933rd and 7165th ($601 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 51st in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 2nd in Venezuela, while ranked 2353rd and 7088th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/chongqing/maracaibo.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Chongqing vs Maracaibo infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/chongqing/maracaibo" target="_blank">Chongqing vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Chongqing vs Maracaibo

Prices for goods and services in Chongqing and Maracaibo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Chongqing	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$92.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	15.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$14264

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909