Maracaibo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$149	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	54
😀 Quality of life	33	66
🏙️ Population	1.55M	8.78M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 11% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6827th and 7256th ($713 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7775th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Quanzhou

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	Maracaibo	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936