Dongguan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$257	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	31
😀 Quality of life	69	34
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.55M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 4% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7055th and 6889th ($678 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 48th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 3115th and 7546th 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	$2.12	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$14223

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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