Caracas vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$471	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	54	64
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 32% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 4637th and 2656th ($1253 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 6464th and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$9664

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100