Caracas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$471	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	38
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	574K

The cost of living in Caracas is 24% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4637th and 3402nd ($1253 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6464th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Quebec City

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	Caracas	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913