Caracas vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$384	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	46	76
🏙️ Population	2.25M	15.7M

The cost of living in Caracas is 14% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4987th and 4347th ($1075 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Turkey, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6530th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Istanbul

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	Caracas	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899