Caracas vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 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 4773rd and 1668th ($1199 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6562nd and 123rd 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	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$17337

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891