Barcelona vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$2332
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$195
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	88	41
🏙️ Population	1.64M	2.25M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 82% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5499th ($1773 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Venezuela, respectively. Check Spain vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 193rd and 7028th 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	$15.3	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$3515

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692