Maracaibo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$140	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$827
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	31	21
😀 Quality of life	46	46
🏙️ Population	1.55M	6.56M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 18% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7186th and 7943rd ($716 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 243rd in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7140th and 7142nd 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	$10.5	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$13867

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619