Maracaibo vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maracaibo	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1979	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$140	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	31	17
😀 Quality of life	46	44
🏙️ Population	1.55M	7.01M

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 19% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 7186th and 7983rd ($716 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 263rd in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Maracaibo ranked 3rd best city to live in Venezuela vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 7140th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Zhumadian

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	Maracaibo	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.09	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.6	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$166	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.5	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.03%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$674	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.05	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14308	$8478

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$698
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$682
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$797
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$679
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$815
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$729
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$698
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$709
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$706
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$737
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$761
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$724
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$729
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$704
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$859
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$769
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$891
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$687
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$734
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$973
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$882
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$771
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$788
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$674
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$678
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$685
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$765
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1629
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$678
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1659
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$967
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$931

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513