Maracaibo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maracaibo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$173
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$174
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
31
96
😀 Quality of life
17
80
🏙️ Population
1.55M
17.5M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 24% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6715th and 5744th ($716 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Maracaibo ranked 24th best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9053rd and 460th 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
$7.05
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.59
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.85%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2138
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1081
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.66
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14120
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Cabimas
$1029
60 km or 38 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
106 km or 66 mi Maicao
$458
120 km or 75 mi Machiques
$733
172 km or 107 mi Riohacha
$552
178 km or 110 mi Carora
$691
179 km or 111 mi Valledupar
$519
184 km or 114 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
185 km or 115 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
193 km or 120 mi Trujillo
$701
199 km or 124 mi Punto Fijo
$627
211 km or 131 mi Valera
$705
223 km or 138 mi El Tocuyo
$679
229 km or 142 mi Coro
$635
234 km or 146 mi Merida
$664
238 km or 148 mi Quibor
$663
258 km or 160 mi Barquisimeto
$708
268 km or 166 mi Cabudare
$653
271 km or 169 mi Barinas
$743
272 km or 169 mi Guanare
$700
272 km or 169 mi Oranjestad
$1640
277 km or 172 mi Minca
$655
281 km or 174 mi La Grita
$617
281 km or 175 mi Yaritagua
$663
281 km or 175 mi Socopo
$662
288 km or 179 mi Santa Marta
$705
288 km or 179 mi Cienaga
$661
290 km or 180 mi Araure
$692
292 km or 181 mi Acarigua
$687
317 km or 197 mi San Felipe
$699
318 km or 197 mi Cucuta
$708
320 km or 199 mi Tariba
$592
325 km or 202 mi San Cristobal
$589
326 km or 202 mi Ocana
$612
326 km or 202 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
335 km or 208 mi Barber
$1415
336 km or 208 mi Rubio
$593
337 km or 210 mi Willemstad
$1385
346 km or 215 mi Soledad
$851
347 km or 216 mi Barranquilla
$780

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584