Caracas vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$357	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$351
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	54	44
😀 Quality of life	41	48
🏙️ Population	2.25M	6.65M

The cost of living in Caracas is 84% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5499th and 8282nd ($975 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 503rd 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 1.4 months in Hengyang. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 7028th and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Hengyang

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	Caracas	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$10726

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$570
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$584
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$578
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$577
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$565
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$554
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$752
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$533
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$555
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$587
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$774
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$613
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$856
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$579
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$812
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$585
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$604
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$525
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$785
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$558
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$574
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$548
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$602
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$584
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$781
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$647
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$580
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$538
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$609
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$620
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586