Caracas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$366	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	45	78
🏙️ Population	2.25M	6.26M

The cost of living in Caracas is 13% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5335th and 4604th ($1045 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Chile, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6509th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Santiago

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	Caracas	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$7298

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534