Caracas vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	90
😀 Quality of life	53	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	548K

The cost of living in Caracas is 47% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4637th and 1193rd ($1253 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 Manchester. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6464th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Manchester

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	Caracas	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$20557

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831