Caracas vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$471
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1102
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
54
76
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
2.25M
32.1M

The cost of living in Caracas is 98% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4637th and 7730th ($1253 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6464th 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
$13.1
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$1025
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$801
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$748
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$832
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$947
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$954
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$620
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$847
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$863
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$819
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$758
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$756
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$763
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$723
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$812
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$865
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$855
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$774
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$838
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$787
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$764
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$791
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$847
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$900
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$788
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$839
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$853
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2007
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$734
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$773
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$873
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$704
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$724
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$771
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560