Caracas vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5025
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2121
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	93
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	626K

The cost of living in Caracas is 43% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1712th ($1199 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd in Venezuela and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6562nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Glasgow

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	Caracas	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$87
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$129
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$20961

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430