Caracas vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	93
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	2.25M	546K

The cost of living in Caracas is 36% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4637th and 2123rd ($1253 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 6464th and 532nd 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	$13.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$17788

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231