Caracas vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5713
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1359
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2393
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	88
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	488K

The cost of living in Caracas is 49% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4759th and 1247th ($1176 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6470th and 59th 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	$12.3	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$23184

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808