Caracas vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$366
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
45
88
🏙️ Population
2.25M
7.41M

The cost of living in Caracas is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5335th and 379th ($1045 vs $2753) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6509th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$915
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$900
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$947
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$922
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$877
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$877
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$865
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$892
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$896
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$871
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$776
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$781
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$744
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$707
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$726
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$711
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$683
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$755
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$785
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$726
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$759
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$783
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$726
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$730
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$827
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$736
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$772
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$783
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1792
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$682
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$821
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$704
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$663
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$715
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$724
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$724

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623