Caracas vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.11M

The cost of living in Caracas is 52% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4773rd and 916th ($1199 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and France, respectively. Check Venezuela vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6562nd and 14th 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	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544