Caracas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$384	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	46	77
🏙️ Population	2.25M	6.26M

The cost of living in Caracas is 5% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4987th and 4686th ($1075 vs $1133) 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 6530th and 764th 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	$12.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$8040

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731