Caracas vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	52	99
🏙️ Population	2.25M	8.8M

The cost of living in Caracas is 69% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4759th and 8th ($1176 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.1 months in London. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6470th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs London

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	Caracas	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$27583

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165