Dongguan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dongguan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1767	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$181	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$367	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$838	$174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	31
😀 Quality of life	71	17
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 18% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7769th and 6715th ($589 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 31st 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 Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 24th in Venezuela, while ranked 2370th and 9053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Maracaibo

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	Dongguan	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$81.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.62	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	26.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5578	$2138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3231	$1081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.2	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.5	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16599	$14120

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$742
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$575
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$837
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$812
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$618
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2410
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1565
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$781
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$891
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$816
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1083
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$830
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$856
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$876
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$774
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$738
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$785
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$716
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$588
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$752
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$831
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$857
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$806
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$735
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$525
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$584
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$530
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$596
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780