Barcelona vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$304
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.73M	2.25M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 70% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1659th and 4637th ($2129 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 174th and 6464th 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	$17.3	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$5363

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765