Caracas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$471
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
2.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 26% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4637th and 5618th ($1253 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6464th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Shenzhen

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Caracas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648