Caracas vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$366	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	54	93
😀 Quality of life	45	65
🏙️ Population	2.25M	9.37M

The cost of living in Caracas is 44% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5335th and 6780th ($1045 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 Hefei. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6509th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Hefei

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	Caracas	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699