Hong Kong vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	31
😀 Quality of life	88	33
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.55M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 284% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 427th and 6827th ($2737 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 248th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Maracaibo

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	Hong Kong	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$14094

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773