Maracaibo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$138	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	74
😀 Quality of life	46	70
🏙️ Population	1.55M	9.07M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 24% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7165th and 8176th ($714 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7088th and 3872nd 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	$10.4	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523