Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.5 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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