Caracas vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$384	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	4
😀 Quality of life	46	26
🏙️ Population	2.25M	13.9K

The cost of living in Caracas is 7% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4987th and 5500th ($1075 vs $1000) 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 6530th and 8510th 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	$12.4	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789