Caracas vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	72
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	906K

The cost of living in Caracas is 54% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5335th and 1248th ($1045 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1100th 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 Columbus. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 242nd 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	$13.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829