Caracas vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$366	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	30
😀 Quality of life	45	36
🏙️ Population	2.25M	159K

The cost of living in Caracas is 25% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5335th and 6315th ($1045 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6509th and 7362nd 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	$13.2	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$3052

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495