Caracas vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$445
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$296
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
52
96
🏙️ Population
2.25M
587K

The cost of living in Caracas is 22% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4759th and 3903rd ($1176 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Venezuela and Germany, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6470th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.79%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4885
$9800

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575