Caracas vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$384	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	2.25M	4.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 8% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4987th and 5539th ($1075 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6530th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Johannesburg

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	Caracas	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003