Caracas vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$366	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	54	63
😀 Quality of life	45	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5335th and 2563rd ($1045 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 6509th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Edmonton

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	Caracas	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$8270

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917