Caracas vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$384	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	676K

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4987th and 2353rd ($1075 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6530th 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	$12.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$9361

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045