Caracas vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$357
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$410
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
77
😀 Quality of life
41
64
🏙️ Population
2.25M
9.94M

The cost of living in Caracas is 5% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5499th and 5780th ($975 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Lima. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7028th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$7186

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
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$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731