Maracaibo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$139	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	85
😀 Quality of life	43	71
🏙️ Population	1.55M	9.07M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 29% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7017th and 8245th ($714 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7323rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Shenyang

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	Maracaibo	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$24707

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501