Caracas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$445	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	52	81
🏙️ Population	2.25M	6.26M

The cost of living in Caracas is 6% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4759th and 4939th ($1176 vs $1108) 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6470th and 672nd 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	$12.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$9190

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827