Caracas vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$445	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	52	78
🏙️ Population	2.25M	15.7M

The cost of living in Caracas is 9% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4759th and 4522nd ($1176 vs $1288) 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 0.3 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 6470th and 1015th 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	$12.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$18637

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013