Boston vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2332
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$195
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
92
41
🏙️ Population
676K
2.25M

The cost of living in Boston is 243% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 35th and 5499th ($3345 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Caracas. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 83rd and 7028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$3515

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Caracas

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692