Caracas vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$6732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	20
😀 Quality of life	46	78
🏙️ Population	2.25M	41K

The cost of living in Caracas is 71% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 4987th and 11th ($1075 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 6530th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs George Town

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	Caracas	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$24513

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561