Caracas vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$458	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	25
😀 Quality of life	52	60
🏙️ Population	2.25M	235K

The cost of living in Caracas is 2% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4813th ($1199 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Guyana, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6562nd and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Georgetown

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	Caracas	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$19783

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840