Caracas vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$6659
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1594
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$3123
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$5285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 63% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 5499th and 505th ($975 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7028th 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	$12.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$15494

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240