Caracas vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$445	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	23
😀 Quality of life	52	59
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.06M

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4759th and 6721st ($1176 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 6470th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Manaus

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	Caracas	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$4650

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660