Caracas vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$471
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$847
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
54
67
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
2.25M
10.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 80% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4637th and 7308th ($1253 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6464th and 3241st 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
$13.1
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$25442

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$1058
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$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620