Caracas vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	53	97
🏙️ Population	2.25M	667K

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4637th and 805th ($1253 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Denmark, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6464th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Copenhagen

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	Caracas	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$12710

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557