Caracas vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$357	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	41	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.87M

The cost of living in Caracas is 43% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5499th and 2685th ($975 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 7028th and 230th 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	$12.5	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$9800

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229