Caracas vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$458
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
54
76
😀 Quality of life
52
74
🏙️ Population
2.25M
32.1M

The cost of living in Caracas is 100% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4773rd and 7933rd ($1199 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6562nd and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Chongqing

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Caracas Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$24477

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$997
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$994
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$775
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$726
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$780
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$805
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$918
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$923
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$605
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$818
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$834
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$793
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$754
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$748
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$715
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$781
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$817
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$735
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$806
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$745
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$728
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$756
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$868
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$762
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$807
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$827
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2002
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$697
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$771
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$888
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$660
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$670
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$749
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$744

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556