Maracaibo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$149	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	60
😀 Quality of life	33	53
🏙️ Population	1.55M	9.4M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 0.7% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6827th and 6849th ($713 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 51st in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maracaibo compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 7775th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Ningbo

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	Maracaibo	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$12465

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522