Caracas vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$384	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 13% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4987th and 4366th ($1075 vs $1242) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6530th and 18th 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	$12.4	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008