Caracas vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$357	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	2.25M	8.91M

The cost of living in Caracas is 71% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5499th and 38th ($975 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.2 months in London. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7028th 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	$12.5	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$25471

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908