Caracas vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$366	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$1885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	45	86
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 40% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5335th and 2722nd ($1045 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Italy, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6509th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Rome

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	Caracas	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262