Caracas vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$5990
🏠 One person rent
$424
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$720
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$3627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.41M

The cost of living in Caracas is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4987th and 683rd ($1130 vs $2613) 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6443rd and 257th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$1981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$3629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.16%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$26130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$15915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$66.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$9.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.4
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$73.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5507
$21692

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$972
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$953
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1010
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$993
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$937
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$941
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$923
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$972
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$944
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$949
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$927
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$878
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$865
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$831
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$784
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$823
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$778
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$750
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$814
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$862
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$783
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$714
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$778
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$737
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$712
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$735
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$793
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$852
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$742
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$777
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$805
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2004
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$690
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$848
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$866
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$699
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$669
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$727
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$730
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$732

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2403
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$906
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$661
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1715
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$514
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$664
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$818
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$761
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$929
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$825
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$762
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$789
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$820
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$884
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$575
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$450
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$813
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$588
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$756
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$772
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$763
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$667
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$733
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$732
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$654
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$673
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$698
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$690
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$940
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$540
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$600