Caracas vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	83
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	430K

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5499th and 1193rd ($975 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Minneapolis ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Minneapolis

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	Caracas	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$9.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$7.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1651
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$24407

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690