Caracas vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$366	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	24
😀 Quality of life	45	39
🏙️ Population	2.25M	6.56M

The cost of living in Caracas is 71% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5335th and 7649th ($1045 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6509th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Shaoyang

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	Caracas	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$10066

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Cities near Caracas

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610