Caracas vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$471	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	53	78
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 19% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4637th and 3858th ($1253 vs $1539) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6464th and 869th 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	$13.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$10657

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008