Caracas vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2822
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$6502
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1695
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$730
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$5026
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 57% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4773rd and 375th ($1199 vs $2822) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 311th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Chicago

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	Caracas	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$99.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$2002
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$75.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$16.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1863
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$24172

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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

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434