Maracaibo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$139	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	53
😀 Quality of life	43	70
🏙️ Population	1.55M	8.78M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 15% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7017th and 7641st ($714 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 7323rd and 4086th 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	$10.5	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$9321

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941