Maracaibo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$138	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	17
😀 Quality of life	46	44
🏙️ Population	1.55M	7.82M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 19% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7165th and 7914th ($714 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 7088th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Shangqiu

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	Maracaibo	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518