Caracas vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$471
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
2.25M
18.7M

The cost of living in Caracas is 60% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4637th and 6854th ($1253 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6464th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Guangzhou

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Caracas Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$19408

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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
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711