Caracas vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$384	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	46	36
🏙️ Population	2.25M	159K

The cost of living in Caracas is 28% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4987th and 6298th ($1075 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6530th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Praia

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	Caracas	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491