Caracas vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$6206
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1561
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	89
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	653K

The cost of living in Caracas is 62% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5499th and 564th ($975 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 507th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Portland

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	Caracas	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$19330

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2168
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2366
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2335
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2477
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2372
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2203
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2315
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2246
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2455
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2300
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2262
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2259
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$1988
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2245
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2118
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2239
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2470
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$2052
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2281
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2546
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2500
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2402
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2704
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2461
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1940
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2733
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2652
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2830
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2928
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2597
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1881
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2827
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2549
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2463