Caracas vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$366	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	48
😀 Quality of life	45	76
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.32M

The cost of living in Caracas is 22% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5335th and 4267th ($1045 vs $1331) 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 0.9 months in Montevideo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6509th and 940th 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	$13.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$7936

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771