Caracas vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5315
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1634
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2835
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	66
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	3.94M

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1039th ($1199 vs $2420) 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6562nd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Dubai

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	Caracas	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$13.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$16876

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492