Caracas vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$384	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	46	51
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.65M

The cost of living in Caracas is 16% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4987th and 5905th ($1075 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Ecuador, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6530th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Guayaquil

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	Caracas	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$5836

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504