Buenos Aires vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2332
🏠 One person rent
$365
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
54
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.25M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 19% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6407th and 5499th ($791 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and Venezuela, respectively. Check Argentina vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 2311th and 7028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$3515

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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