Caracas vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
88
😀 Quality of life
41
93
🏙️ Population
2.25M
488K

The cost of living in Caracas is 52% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5499th and 1692nd ($975 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th in Venezuela and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7028th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$14724

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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
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666