Caracas vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	430K

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1119th ($1199 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 263rd 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	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$26188

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582