Caracas vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$366	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	4
😀 Quality of life	45	26
🏙️ Population	2.25M	13.9K

The cost of living in Caracas is 6% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5335th and 5821st ($1045 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6509th and 8479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Kingstown

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	Caracas	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$7051

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Cities near Caracas

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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785