Caracas vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$471	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	54	17
😀 Quality of life	53	44
🏙️ Population	2.25M	7.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 109% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4637th and 7983rd ($1253 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 Zhumadian. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6464th and 7353rd 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	$13.1	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$8478

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513