Caracas vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
54
64
😀 Quality of life
41
88
🏙️ Population
2.25M
3.33M

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5499th and 1218th ($975 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Venezuela and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7028th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$14799

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$854
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$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541