Guangzhou vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$322	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	30
😀 Quality of life	75	43
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.55M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6838th and 7017th ($758 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 2100th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Maracaibo

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	Guangzhou	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$14017

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

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