Caracas vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$445	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$2209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.33M

The cost of living in Caracas is 1% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4759th and 4726th ($1176 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Venezuela and Japan, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6470th and 79th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Nagoya

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	Caracas	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$10854

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966