Caracas vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4959
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2124
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	93
😀 Quality of life	53	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	626K

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4637th and 1708th ($1253 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6464th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$135
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$21435

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404