Caracas vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	41	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.15M

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5499th and 1216th ($975 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Venezuela and France, respectively. Check Venezuela vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7028th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Paris

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	Caracas	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381