Caracas vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$357	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$1226
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	54	3
😀 Quality of life	41	40
🏙️ Population	2.25M	70K

The cost of living in Caracas is 12% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5499th and 4701st ($975 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Venezuela and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 7028th and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Castries

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	Caracas	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$1840

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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

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185