Caracas vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$366	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	45	70
🏙️ Population	2.25M	12.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5335th and 6979th ($1045 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6509th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Wuhan

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	Caracas	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$9062

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611