Calgary vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	53
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.25M

The cost of living in Calgary is 93% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1646th and 4987th ($2077 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Venezuela, respectively. Check Canada vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 153rd and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Caracas

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	Calgary	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$5488

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723