Caracas vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$445
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$296
$4067
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
54
65
😀 Quality of life
52
91
🏙️ Population
2.25M
3.94M

The cost of living in Caracas is 53% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4759th and 848th ($1176 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6470th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.79%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4885
$15029

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$989
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483