Caracas vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$458	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	96
😀 Quality of life	52	74
🏙️ Population	2.25M	11.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 8% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5003rd ($1199 vs $1115) 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6562nd and 2408th 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	$12.5	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$16798

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719