Caracas vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	90
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	548K

The cost of living in Caracas is 49% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1156th ($1199 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6562nd and 78th 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	$12.5	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$21096

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862