Caracas vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$458	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	54	17
😀 Quality of life	52	44
🏙️ Population	2.25M	7.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 101% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4773rd and 7977th ($1199 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th 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 Zhumadian. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 6562nd and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Zhumadian

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	Caracas	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$3.73
⛽ 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	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$9042

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507