Foshan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$185	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	70	34
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.55M

The cost of living in Foshan is 15% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6889th ($602 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 48th in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 2359th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Maracaibo

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	Foshan	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$14223

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

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