Boston vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2746
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
676K
2.25M

The cost of living in Boston is 230% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 24th and 4987th ($3547 vs $1075) 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 103rd and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$5488

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Caracas

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$938
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$919
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$974
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$960
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$904
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$910
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$892
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$939
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$917
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$918
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$901
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$858
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$857
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$818
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$780
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$817
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$775
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$745
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$807
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$847
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$795
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$728
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$781
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$769
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$724
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$738
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$782
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$845
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$739
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$776
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$804
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1962
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$685
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$837
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$858
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$791
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$666
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$722
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$723
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$723