Caracas vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	577K

The cost of living in Caracas is 42% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1833rd ($1199 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1456th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Milwaukee

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	Caracas	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415