Caracas vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$458	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	52	77
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 24% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4773rd and 3808th ($1199 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Uruguay, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6562nd and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Montevideo

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	Caracas	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$10526

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050