Caracas vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.15M

The cost of living in Caracas is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4987th and 1222nd ($1075 vs $2267) 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 0.2 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 6530th and 25th 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	$12.4	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$16193

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293