Maracaibo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maracaibo	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1944	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$159	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$1649
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	34	79
🏙️ Population	1.55M	17.7M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6889th and 5948th ($706 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7546th and 556th 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	$7.96	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.1	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.66%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2145	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1079	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14223	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618