Caracas vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$458
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
54
67
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
2.25M
10.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 80% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4773rd and 7469th ($1199 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6562nd and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Dongguan

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Caracas Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$22205

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$1015
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608