Caracas vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
52
82
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.41M

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4773rd and 621st ($1199 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6562nd and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Hong Kong

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Caracas Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$22890

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$1015
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$997
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$994
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$775
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$726
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$780
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$805
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$918
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$923
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$605
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$818
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$834
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$793
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$754
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$748
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$715
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$781
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$817
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$735
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$806
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$745
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$728
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$756
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$868
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$762
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$807
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$827
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2002
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$697
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$771
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$888
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$660
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$670
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$749
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$744

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608