Caracas vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4212
🏠 One person rent	$384	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	46	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.09M

The cost of living in Caracas is 38% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4987th and 2551st ($1075 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Venezuela and Germany, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6530th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Cologne

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	Caracas	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$15595

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772