Caracas vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	577K

The cost of living in Caracas is 40% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4637th and 1786th ($1253 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400