Maracaibo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$149	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	24
😀 Quality of life	33	38
🏙️ Population	1.55M	7.82M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 3% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6827th and 6735th ($713 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7775th and 7140th 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	$11	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529