Maracaibo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maracaibo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2038	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$173	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$174	$1455
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	17	78
🏙️ Population	1.55M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6715th and 4461st ($716 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9053rd and 558th 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	$7.05	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.6	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.85%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2138	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1081	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.66	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14120	$28143

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$1029
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$873
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$458
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$733
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$552
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$691
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$519
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$680
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$681
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$701
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$635
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$664
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$663
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$653
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$743
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$700
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$655
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$663
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$705
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$661
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$692
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$687
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$699
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$708
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$592
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$589
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$612
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1415
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$593
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1385
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$851
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$780

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740