Caracas vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$3706
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
88
😀 Quality of life
52
93
🏙️ Population
2.25M
488K

The cost of living in Caracas is 49% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1221st ($1199 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6562nd and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Edinburgh

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Caracas Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$26404

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$997
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$994
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$775
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$726
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892