Caracas vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$357
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
78
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
2.25M
12.6M

The cost of living in Caracas is 93% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5499th and 8471st ($975 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7028th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Zhengzhou

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Caracas Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$4818

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$854
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617