Caracas vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.02M

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4637th and 1688th ($1253 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6464th and 141st 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	$13.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$17263

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875