Caracas vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$445	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	85
😀 Quality of life	52	71
🏙️ Population	2.25M	9.07M

The cost of living in Caracas is 112% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4759th and 8245th ($1176 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6470th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Shenyang

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	Caracas	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$24707

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Cities near Caracas

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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501