Caracas vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	52	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	3.42M

The cost of living in Caracas is 42% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4759th and 1962nd ($1176 vs $2015) 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 0.3 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 6470th and 142nd 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	$12.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$12418

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703