Caracas vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	93
😀 Quality of life	45	82
🏙️ Population	2.25M	546K

The cost of living in Caracas is 40% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5335th and 2758th ($1045 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Venezuela and Portugal, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 6509th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Lisbon

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	Caracas	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162