Caracas vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$366	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	45	59
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.29M

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 5335th and 6983rd ($1045 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 6509th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Guarulhos

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	Caracas	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$10855

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640