Caracas vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$366	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$468
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	60
😀 Quality of life	45	55
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.77M

The cost of living in Caracas is 36% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 5335th and 6590th ($1045 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 14th in Brazil, while ranked 6509th and 5836th 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	$13.2	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$7687

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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 Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596