Caracas vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$357	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$2921
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	46
😀 Quality of life	41	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	608K

The cost of living in Caracas is 42% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5499th and 2703rd ($975 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Venezuela and Sweden, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 7028th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Gothenburg

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	Caracas	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$3122

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261