Caracas vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$445	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	52	69
🏙️ Population	2.25M	11.5M

The cost of living in Caracas is 12% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4759th and 5192nd ($1176 vs $1052) 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 6470th and 4142nd 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	$12.3	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$15428

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666