Caracas vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$366
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$3493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
54
64
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
2.25M
3.33M

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5335th and 1098th ($1045 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Dubai. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6509th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
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$915
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$900
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$947
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$922
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$877
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$877
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$865
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$892
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$896
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$871
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$776
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$781
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$744
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$707
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$726
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$711
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$683
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$755
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$785
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$726
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$759
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$783
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$726
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$730
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$827
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$736
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$772
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$783
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1792
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$682
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$821
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$704
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$663
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$715
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$724
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$724

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507