Caracas vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	46	97
🏙️ Population	2.25M	644K

The cost of living in Caracas is 54% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4987th and 1085th ($1075 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6530th and 10th 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	$12.4	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$14686

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452