Caracas vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$357
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
54
82
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
2.25M
5.38M

The cost of living in Caracas is 20% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5499th and 6353rd ($975 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Venezuela and Russia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7028th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$6504

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$854
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$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
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$846
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438