Berlin vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$296
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.25M

The cost of living in Berlin is 89% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1418th and 4759th ($2222 vs $1176) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 35th and 6470th 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	$16.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$4885

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719