Caracas vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$471	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	61
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.77M

The cost of living in Caracas is 43% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 4637th and 6406th ($1253 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6464th and 4836th 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	$13.1	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$8836

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670