Caracas vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$384	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	46	65
🏙️ Population	2.25M	9.94M

The cost of living in Caracas is 10% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4987th and 5647th ($1075 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Peru, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6530th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Lima

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	Caracas	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$7764

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697