Caracas vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$366	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	46
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	608K

The cost of living in Caracas is 39% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5335th and 2792nd ($1045 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6509th and 81st 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	$13.2	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$3801

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267