Caracas vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$366	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	45	71
🏙️ Population	2.25M	11.9M

The cost of living in Caracas is 24% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5335th and 6287th ($1045 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6509th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Hangzhou

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	Caracas	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$22679

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774