Caracas vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	2.25M	5.35M

The cost of living in Caracas is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4773rd and 893rd ($1199 vs $2496) 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6562nd 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	$12.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172