Caracas vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$384	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	46	56
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 44% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 4987th and 6696th ($1075 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6530th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Fortaleza

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	Caracas	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$2060

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588