Maracaibo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maracaibo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1965	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$139	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$228	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	43	71
🏙️ Population	1.55M	12.7M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 7% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7017th and 6778th ($714 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 31st 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 Suzhou. Maracaibo ranked 4th best city to live in Venezuela vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7323rd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Suzhou

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	Maracaibo	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.6	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.97	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.3	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.7%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1421	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.7	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$28	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14017	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610