Caracas vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Caracas Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$183
$2843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
43
91
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 67% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5759th and 63rd ($946 vs $2884) 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 months in Hong Kong. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6791st and 99th 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
$11.7
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$813
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.5
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5670
$18730

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$718
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$702
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$770
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$745
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$703
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$719
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$703
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$759
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$737
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$740
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$727
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$620
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$702
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$710
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$570
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$646
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$701
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$702
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$731
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$712
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$703
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$682
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$842
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$716
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$705
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$732
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$720
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$701
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$705
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1683
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$706
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$740
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$773
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$677
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$640
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$791
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$721
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$715

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705