Maracaibo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$139	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	43	78
🏙️ Population	1.55M	17.5M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7017th and 6334th ($714 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7323rd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Shenzhen

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	Maracaibo	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634