Hangzhou vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$375	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	72	43
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.55M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 16% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 6563rd and 7017th ($826 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 2980th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Maracaibo

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	Hangzhou	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$14017

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

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