Maracaibo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$149	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	33	78
🏙️ Population	1.55M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 35% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6827th and 4858th ($713 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7775th and 675th 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	$11	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$30174

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746