Caracas vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$366	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	54	3
😀 Quality of life	45	35
🏙️ Population	2.25M	70K

The cost of living in Caracas is 10% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5335th and 4713th ($1045 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6509th and 7462nd 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	$13.2	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$6685

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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

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192