Caracas vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	626K

The cost of living in Caracas is 48% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5335th and 1833rd ($1045 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6509th and 19th 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	$13.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$12979

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364