Caracas vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$384	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	46	56
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.33M

The cost of living in Caracas is 43% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4987th and 6663rd ($1075 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 6530th and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Porto Alegre

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	Caracas	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$7512

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461