Brasilia vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$415	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	28	54
😀 Quality of life	62	52
🏙️ Population	3M	2.25M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 23% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6162nd and 4773rd ($928 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 5658th and 6562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Caracas

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	Brasilia	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$4633

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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