Caracas vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$366
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
54
72
😀 Quality of life
45
58
🏙️ Population
2.25M
4.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 3% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5335th and 5069th ($1045 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Venezuela and South Africa, respectively. Check Venezuela vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6509th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$915
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$900
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$947
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$922
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$877
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$877
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$865
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$892
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$896
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$871
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$776
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$781
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$744
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$707
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$726
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$711
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$683
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$755
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$785
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$726
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$759
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$783
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$726
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$730
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$827
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$736
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$772
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$783
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1792
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$682
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$821
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$704
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$663
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$715
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$724
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$724

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045