Barcelona vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2746
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
87
46
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.25M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 71% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 2276th and 4987th ($1841 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Venezuela, respectively. Check Spain vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 270th and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Caracas

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Barcelona Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$5488

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BarcelonaCaracas

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Caracas

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$938
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$919
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$974
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$960
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$904
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$910
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$892
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$939
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$917
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$918
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$901
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$858
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$857
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$818
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$780
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$817
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$775
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$745
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$807
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$847
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$795
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$728
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$781
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$769
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$724
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$738
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$782
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$845
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$739
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$776
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$804
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1962
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$685
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$837
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$858
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$791
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$666
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$722
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$723
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$723