Barcelona vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$218
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	1.66M	2.25M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 2198th and 5335th ($1887 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.2 months in Caracas. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 238th and 6509th 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	$16.1	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$4719

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724