Caracas vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$445
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$296
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
54
50
😀 Quality of life
52
92
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.02M

The cost of living in Caracas is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4759th and 1744th ($1176 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 6470th and 129th 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
$12.3
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.79%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4885
$15527

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$989
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822