Caracas vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$2953
🏠 One person rent
$366
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
23
😀 Quality of life
45
47
🏙️ Population
2.25M
235K

The cost of living in Caracas is 6% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5335th and 5796th ($1045 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Venezuela and Guyana, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6509th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$23107

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787