Caracas vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$366	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$890
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	87
😀 Quality of life	45	72
🏙️ Population	2.25M	32.1M

The cost of living in Caracas is 58% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5335th and 7185th ($1045 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 Caracas compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6509th and 1966th 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	$13.2	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$27717

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556