Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

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Beijing vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 83.2% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 68.5% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 6.6% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.5% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$4.17 CN¥30.32	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$5.57 CN¥40.43	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.50 CN¥3.60	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.31 CN¥2.25	-76.0%
Average			-68.5%

Caracas vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Caracas	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.43 CN¥10.42	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$7.31 CN¥53.08	+49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$7.17 CN¥52.08	-7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$1.74 CN¥12.63	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$1.53 CN¥11.12	-52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$0.92 CN¥6.66	-64.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.71 CN¥5.17	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.89 CN¥6.44	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.58 CN¥4.23	-22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.37 CN¥2.68	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.47 CN¥3.42	-45.9%
Average			-25.1%

Caracas vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.6% more for transportation

	Caracas	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.36 CN¥31.67	+130.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$33.40 CN¥242.57	+11.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$20,872.18 CN¥151,607.16	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$4.59 CN¥33.35	-80.7%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Caracas	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$13.28 CN¥96.49	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$929.88 CN¥6,754.26	+135.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$492.44 CN¥3,576.90	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$42.04 CN¥305.36	+432.0%
Average			+134.4%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$763.49 CN¥5,545.72	+673.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$22,913.01 CN¥166,430.97	+385.4%
Average			+529.6%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.11 CN¥8.09	-25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$3.60 CN¥26.17	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.48 CN¥25.27	+7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$65.46 CN¥475.45	-8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$8.35 CN¥60.64	+39.1%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Caracas	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$62.65 CN¥455.10	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$34.69 CN¥251.95	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$83.45 CN¥606.17	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$107.64 CN¥781.83	+29.2%
Average			-3.1%

Caracas vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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