Beijing vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$596	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	77	45
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.25M

The cost of living in Beijing is 2% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 5141st and 5335th ($1067 vs $1045) 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 1.7 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 763rd and 6509th 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	$4.04	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$4719

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724