Caracas vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Caracas Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2364
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$381
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
54
97
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
2.25M
18.7M

The cost of living in Caracas is 30% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5552nd and 6512th ($992 vs $760) 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7176th and 651st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Caracas vs Guangzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Caracas vs Guangzhou

Prices for goods and services in Caracas and Guangzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Caracas Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.6
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.6%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$11921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1223
$5116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$7.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.8
$632
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$21121

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caracas

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$865
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$850
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$885
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$833
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$807
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$802
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$800
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$833
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$810
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$812
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$794
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$659
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$579
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$600
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$597
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$563
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$590
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$590
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$675
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$776
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$715
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$740
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$700
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$879
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$755
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$714
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$760
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$737
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$726
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$707
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$699
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1719
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$719
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$729
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$720
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$661
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$689
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$822
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$710
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$721

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$605
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$726
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$692
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$576
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$766
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$657
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$797
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1043
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1601
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$798
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2411
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2720
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$866
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$819
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$811
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$788
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$773
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1073
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$771
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$562
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$495
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$811
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$928
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$847
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$957
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$664
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$831
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$808
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$989
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$565
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$644
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$521
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$626
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$581
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$592
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$607
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$508
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620