Caracas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$458
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
2.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 28% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4773rd and 6106th ($1199 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6562nd and 1113th 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
$12.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638