Maracaibo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$159	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	31	24
😀 Quality of life	34	39
🏙️ Population	1.55M	6.56M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 15% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6889th and 7649th ($706 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7546th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Shaoyang

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	Maracaibo	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.96	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610