Caracas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$471	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	53	81
🏙️ Population	2.25M	6.26M

The cost of living in Caracas is 6% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4637th and 4785th ($1253 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6464th and 637th 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	$13.1	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895