Brisbane vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$304
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.25M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 85% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1241st and 4637th ($2323 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Venezuela, respectively. Check Australia vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 3rd and 6464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Caracas

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	Brisbane	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$5363

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765