Caracas vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Caracas Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$365
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$183
$1640
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
95
😀 Quality of life
43
81
🏙️ Population
2.25M
17.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5759th and 4544th ($946 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6791st and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.2
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.9
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$813
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.73
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.9
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.5
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5670
$25954

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$718
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$702
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$770
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$745
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$703
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$719
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$703
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$759
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$737
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$740
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$727
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$620
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$702
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$710
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$570
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$646
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$701
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$702
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$731
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$712
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$703
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$682
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$842
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$716
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$705
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$732
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$720
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$701
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$705
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1683
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$706
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$740
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$773
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$677
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$640
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$791
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$721
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$715

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749