Caracas vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$458	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	52	65
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.49M

The cost of living in Caracas is 49% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4773rd and 6735th ($1199 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6562nd and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Recife

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	Caracas	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$13958

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583