Caracas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$357	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	41	77
🏙️ Population	2.25M	6.26M

The cost of living in Caracas is 9% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5499th and 4828th ($975 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7028th and 685th 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	$12.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$6400

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440