Caracas vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$366	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	39
😀 Quality of life	45	86
🏙️ Population	2.25M	549K

The cost of living in Caracas is 42% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5335th and 2544th ($1045 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6509th and 316th 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	$13.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751