Caracas vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$366	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	45	40
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.49M

The cost of living in Caracas is 35% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5335th and 6539th ($1045 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Recife. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 6509th and 6967th 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	$13.2	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$18289

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502