Budapest vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$589	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$218
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	80	45
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.25M

The cost of living in Budapest is 13% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5335th ($1185 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Venezuela, respectively. Check Hungary vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 551st and 6509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Caracas

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	Budapest	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$4719

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724