Caracas vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	2.25M	5.35M

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4637th and 829th ($1253 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Venezuela and Australia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6464th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Melbourne

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	Caracas	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132