Caracas vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	90
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.51M

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4987th and 1352nd ($1075 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Germany, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6530th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Munich

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	Caracas	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560