Caracas vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$366	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	45	99
🏙️ Population	2.25M	8.8M

The cost of living in Caracas is 70% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5335th and 37th ($1045 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.4 months in London. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6509th and 2nd 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	$13.2	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055