Caracas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$357
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
2.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5499th and 5744th ($975 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7028th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584