Berlin vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$302
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.25M

The cost of living in Berlin is 92% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1275th and 4773rd ($2302 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Venezuela, respectively. Check Germany vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 35th and 6562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Caracas

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	Berlin	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$4633

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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