Boston vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2897
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$466
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$302
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
92
52
🏙️ Population
676K
2.25M

The cost of living in Boston is 203% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 30th and 4773rd ($3638 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United States vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 94th and 6562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Caracas

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Boston Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$4633

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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