Caracas vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.41M

The cost of living in Caracas is 63% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5499th and 503rd ($975 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Venezuela and China, respectively. Check Venezuela vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7028th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$20363

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$854
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611