Caracas vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$357	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$626
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	41	43
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.66M

The cost of living in Caracas is 28% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5499th and 6515th ($975 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 7028th and 6854th 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	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$19214

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525