Caracas vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
80
😀 Quality of life
52
95
🏙️ Population
2.25M
737K

The cost of living in Caracas is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4773rd and 142nd ($1199 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Seattle

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Caracas Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1015
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173