Calgary vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.25M

The cost of living in Calgary is 77% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1716th and 4773rd ($2118 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.3 months in Caracas. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 209th and 6562nd 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	$17	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$4633

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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