Caracas vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$458
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
52
75
🏙️ Population
2.25M
24.9M

The cost of living in Caracas is 6% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4971st ($1199 vs $1126) 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6562nd and 1655th 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
$12.5
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$27781

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$1015
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$997
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$994
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$775
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$726
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$780
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$805
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$918
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$923
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$605
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$818
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$834
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$793
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$754
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$748
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$715
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$781
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$817
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$735
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$806
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$745
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$728
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$756
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$868
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$762
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$807
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$827
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2002
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$697
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$771
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$888
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$660
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$670
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$749
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$744

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765