Caracas vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 61% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 5335th and 483rd ($1045 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th 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 0.2 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 6509th and 20th 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	$13.2	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$19423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357