Caracas vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$445
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$296
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
52
83
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.41M

The cost of living in Caracas is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4759th and 532nd ($1176 vs $2718) 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 6470th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.79%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4885
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$989
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$969
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1015
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$963
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$757
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$712
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$759
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$787
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$890
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$894
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$596
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$803
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$813
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$775
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$768
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$743
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$716
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$768
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$811
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$791
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$719
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$779
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$739
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$714
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$733
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$774
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$843
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$730
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$779
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$803
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2005
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$650
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$760
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$908
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$618
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$627
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$723
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$719

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598