Maracaibo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$159	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	34	79
🏙️ Population	1.55M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 38% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6889th and 4780th ($706 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7546th and 571st 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	$7.96	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$31401

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774