Caracas vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$445	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	96
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 5% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4759th and 4626th ($1176 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6470th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Osaka

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	Caracas	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$13640

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997