Caracas vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$458	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	12
😀 Quality of life	52	49
🏙️ Population	2.25M	16.6K

The cost of living in Caracas is 19% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5567th ($1199 vs $1012) 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 0.3 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 6562nd and 6790th 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	$12.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$4478

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189