Caracas vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$384	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	60
😀 Quality of life	46	55
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.77M

The cost of living in Caracas is 42% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 4987th and 6656th ($1075 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Curitiba ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 6530th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Curitiba

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	Caracas	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$7461

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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 Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571