Caracas vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$471	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	12
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	2.25M	16.6K

The cost of living in Caracas is 24% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4637th and 5502nd ($1253 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Dominica, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6464th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Roseau

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	Caracas	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$4468

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275