Caracas vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$471
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
2.25M
24.9M

The cost of living in Caracas is 9% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4637th and 4880th ($1253 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6464th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Shanghai

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Caracas Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$27610

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$1058
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$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$1025
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$801
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$748
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$832
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$947
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$954
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$620
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$847
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$863
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$819
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$758
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$756
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$763
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$723
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$812
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$865
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$855
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$774
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$838
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$787
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$764
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$791
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$847
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$900
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$788
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$839
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$853
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2007
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$734
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$773
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$873
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$704
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$724
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$771
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789