Maracaibo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$138	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$759
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	49
😀 Quality of life	46	71
🏙️ Population	1.55M	8.78M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 13% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7165th and 7679th ($714 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 137th in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7088th and 3611th 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	$10.4	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$9536

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943