Caracas vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$357	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$1269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	48
😀 Quality of life	41	76
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.32M

The cost of living in Caracas is 26% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5499th and 4149th ($975 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1 months in Montevideo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7028th and 824th 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	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$7392

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639