Caracas vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$471	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	4
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.25M	24.5K

The cost of living in Caracas is 26% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4637th and 5614th ($1253 vs $995) 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 1.1 months in Kingstown. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6464th and 6384th 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	$13.1	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$10636

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793