Maracaibo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$140
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
99
😀 Quality of life
46
76
🏙️ Population
1.55M
24.9M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7186th and 4880th ($716 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 5th in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7140th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Shanghai

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Maracaibo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.6
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$261
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$166
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.4
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.03%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$674
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.05
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14308
$27610

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$698
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$682
106 km or 66 mi Maicao
$797
120 km or 75 mi Machiques
$679
172 km or 107 mi Riohacha
$815
178 km or 110 mi Carora
$729
179 km or 111 mi Valledupar
$698
184 km or 114 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$709
185 km or 115 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$706
193 km or 120 mi Trujillo
$737
199 km or 124 mi Punto Fijo
$710
211 km or 131 mi Valera
$761
223 km or 138 mi El Tocuyo
$741
229 km or 142 mi Coro
$566
234 km or 146 mi Merida
$724
238 km or 148 mi Quibor
$729
258 km or 160 mi Barquisimeto
$724
268 km or 166 mi Cabudare
$704
271 km or 169 mi Barinas
$859
272 km or 169 mi Guanare
$769
272 km or 169 mi Oranjestad
$1780
277 km or 172 mi Minca
$891
281 km or 174 mi La Grita
$687
281 km or 175 mi Yaritagua
$734
281 km or 175 mi Socopo
$732
288 km or 179 mi Santa Marta
$973
288 km or 179 mi Cienaga
$882
290 km or 180 mi Araure
$765
292 km or 181 mi Acarigua
$771
317 km or 197 mi San Felipe
$788
318 km or 197 mi Cucuta
$674
320 km or 199 mi Tariba
$678
325 km or 202 mi San Cristobal
$685
326 km or 202 mi Ocana
$765
326 km or 202 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
335 km or 208 mi Barber
$1629
336 km or 208 mi Rubio
$678
337 km or 210 mi Willemstad
$1659
346 km or 215 mi Soledad
$967
347 km or 216 mi Barranquilla
$931

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789