Caracas vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.75M

The cost of living in Caracas is 36% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4637th and 2104th ($1253 vs $1972) 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 months in Rome. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6464th and 134th 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	$13.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330