Caracas vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5387
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1269
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3522
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	88
😀 Quality of life	46	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	488K

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4987th and 1491st ($1075 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6530th and 34th 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	$12.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$21911

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692