Caracas vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$384	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	46	65
🏙️ Population	2.25M	11.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 10% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4987th and 5654th ($1075 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6530th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Sao Paulo

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	Caracas	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611