Caracas vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$384	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	64
😀 Quality of life	46	55
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.76M

The cost of living in Caracas is 22% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4987th and 6124th ($1075 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Quito. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6530th and 5845th 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	$12.4	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$8036

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493