Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 99.6% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.15
CN¥29.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$5.54
CN¥39.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$6.83
CN¥48.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$7.46
CN¥52.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.75
CN¥12.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.35
CN¥30.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$34.62
CN¥244.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$20,773.90
CN¥146,447.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$4.68
CN¥33.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$13.59
CN¥95.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$969.73
CN¥6,836.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$561.86
CN¥3,960.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$42.17
CN¥297.28
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$836.50
CN¥5,896.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$25,256.69
CN¥178,049.53
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.38
CN¥9.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$3.73
CN¥26.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$3.46
CN¥24.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$62.16
CN¥438.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$8.31
CN¥58.58
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$65.57
CN¥462.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$35.21
CN¥248.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$85.31
CN¥601.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$112.58
CN¥793.66
|
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