Caracas vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	50
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.02M

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5499th and 1355th ($975 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 7028th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Ottawa

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	Caracas	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$21213

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874