Caracas vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	46	82
🏙️ Population	2.25M	546K

The cost of living in Caracas is 37% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4987th and 2671st ($1075 vs $1705) 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 0.7 months in Lisbon. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 6530th and 475th 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	$12.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112