Caracas vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	626K

The cost of living in Caracas is 47% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4987th and 1806th ($1075 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6530th and 24th 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	$12.4	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$15092

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288