Maracaibo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$138	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$879
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	99
😀 Quality of life	46	75
🏙️ Population	1.55M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7165th and 4971st ($714 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7088th and 1655th 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	$10.4	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$27781

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765