Caracas vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$4263
🏠 One person rent	$357	$937
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1639
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$3086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	78
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	665K

The cost of living in Caracas is 47% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5499th and 2273rd ($975 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Venezuela and Finland, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 7028th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Helsinki

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	Caracas	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$9506

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1498
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1491
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1277
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1194
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1335
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1438
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1396
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1336
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1349
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$920
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1376
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1366
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1483
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1532
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1480
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1521
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1462
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1465
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1410
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$906
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1414
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$982
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$814
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$909
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1265
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1262
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1163