Caracas vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$5006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	52	97
🏙️ Population	2.25M	667K

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4773rd and 650th ($1199 vs $2656) 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 0.3 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 6562nd and 4th 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	$12.5	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$14799

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588