Caracas vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$366	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$567
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	54	47
😀 Quality of life	45	58
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.65M

The cost of living in Caracas is 15% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 5335th and 6095th ($1045 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 6509th and 5554th 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	$13.2	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$6982

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496