Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 46.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 61.0% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Caracas
Housing: pay 4.0% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Caracas
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Caracas

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing in Caracas are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Caracas. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$15.00 VEF149.62	+259.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$12.00 VEF119.69	+115.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$1.78 VEF17.78	+259.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$1.29 VEF12.84	+316.5%
Average			+237.7%

Beijing vs. Caracas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$2.17 VEF21.64	+51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$4.87 VEF48.61	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$7.73 VEF77.06	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$3.03 VEF30.26	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$3.24 VEF32.36	+111.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$2.55 VEF25.43	+177.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.66 VEF6.56	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.90 VEF8.97	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$0.75 VEF7.51	+29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$1.01 VEF10.04	+173.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.87 VEF8.69	+85.0%
Average			+61.0%

Beijing vs. Caracas - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$1.89 VEF18.88	-56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$30.00 VEF299.24	-10.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+53.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$23.80 VEF237.39	+418.3%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 4.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$37.22 VEF371.27	+180.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	-25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$7.90 VEF78.82	-81.2%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$98.67 VEF984.15	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	-79.4%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$1.50 VEF14.96	+34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$2.72 VEF27.12	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$3.25 VEF32.42	-6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$71.88 VEF716.92	+9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$6.00 VEF59.85	-28.1%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Beijing	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$60.00 VEF598.47	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$43.33 VEF432.23	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$83.33 VEF831.21	-22.6%
Average			+8.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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