Caracas vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	548K

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5335th and 1500th ($1045 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6509th and 76th 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	$13.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$17390

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761