Caracas vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$5663
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2459
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3703
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	88
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	488K

The cost of living in Caracas is 53% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5335th and 1263rd ($1045 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6509th and 40th 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	$13.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$23136

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767