Caracas vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	50
😀 Quality of life	45	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.02M

The cost of living in Caracas is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5335th and 1290th ($1045 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6509th and 167th 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	$13.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$20100

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884