Caracas vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	88
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	653K

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4637th and 456th ($1253 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 392nd 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 47th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 195th 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	$13.1	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$24040

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783