Maracaibo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maracaibo	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$149	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	31	70
😀 Quality of life	33	68
🏙️ Population	1.55M	12.7M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 18% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6827th and 6198th ($713 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7775th and 3351st 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	$11	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.9	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.8%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$113	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14094	$17431

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613