Caracas vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	73
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	906K

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4987th and 1476th ($1075 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Columbus

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	Caracas	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858