Caracas vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6615
🏠 One person rent	$471	$2023
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$3441
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$661
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3998
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	96
😀 Quality of life	53	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	593K

The cost of living in Caracas is 59% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 4637th and 214th ($1253 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Ireland, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 6464th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$93.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$2081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$3773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$8583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$5735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$4.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$12713

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742