Caracas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$445	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	38
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	549K

The cost of living in Caracas is 28% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4759th and 3402nd ($1176 vs $1632) 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6470th and 300th 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	$12.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$6103

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763