Maracaibo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$139	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	43	77
🏙️ Population	1.55M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7017th and 4879th ($714 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 5th in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7323rd and 1383rd 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	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753