Caracas vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$471	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	54	25
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	2.25M	47K

The cost of living in Caracas is 67% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 4637th and 15th ($1253 vs $3795) 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 2.1 months in George Town. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 6464th and 717th 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	$13.1	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$26968

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673