Caracas vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$471
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
54
63
😀 Quality of life
53
60
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.76M

The cost of living in Caracas is 45% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4637th and 6476th ($1253 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Ecuador, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6464th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Quito

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Caracas Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$8877

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$1058
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559