Barcelona vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	1.73M	2.25M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 76% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4773rd ($2116 vs $1199) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 205th and 6562nd 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	$17.8	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$4633

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744