Caracas vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	83
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	430K

The cost of living in Caracas is 54% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5335th and 1228th ($1045 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1082nd 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 months in Minneapolis. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 234th 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	$13.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$27084

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640