Caracas vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$4490
🏠 One person rent	$458	$848
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1458
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	83
😀 Quality of life	52	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	548K

The cost of living in Caracas is 33% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 4773rd and 2887th ($1199 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th in Venezuela and Germany, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6562nd and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Hanover

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	Caracas	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$25389

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592