Caracas vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5076
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1225
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2140
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	77
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	639K

The cost of living in Caracas is 45% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4759th and 1636th ($1176 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1374th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.5 months in Detroit. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Detroit

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	Caracas	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$16684

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608