Beijing vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$575	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.25M

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 5387th and 4987th ($1016 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Venezuela, respectively. Check China vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 989th and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Caracas

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	Beijing	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5488

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723