Dongguan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$263	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	30
😀 Quality of life	72	43
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 7% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7341st and 7017th ($662 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 45th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 3389th and 7323rd 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	$2.78	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$14017

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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