Caracas vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	577K

The cost of living in Caracas is 48% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4987th and 1702nd ($1075 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1506th 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 240th 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	$12.4	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$24191

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378