Caracas vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$357	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	60
😀 Quality of life	41	56
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.96M

The cost of living in Caracas is 20% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 5499th and 6359th ($975 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th 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 10th in Brazil, while ranked 7028th and 5843rd 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	$12.5	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$7874

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628