Caracas vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$366	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	63
😀 Quality of life	45	60
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.76M

The cost of living in Caracas is 16% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5335th and 6126th ($1045 vs $902) 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 0.6 months in Quito. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6509th and 5262nd 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	$13.2	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$7183

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483