Caracas vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$471	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.49M

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4637th and 6758th ($1253 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 6464th and 5007th 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	$13.1	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$11966

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592