Caracas vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$6454
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1702
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2727
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$5210
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	52	97
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 58% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4759th and 394th ($1176 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 16th 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	$12.3	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$23423

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426