Caracas vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	3.42M

The cost of living in Caracas is 40% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4987th and 2443rd ($1075 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Venezuela and Spain, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6530th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Madrid

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	Caracas	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522