Caracas vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	737K

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4987th and 158th ($1075 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 98th 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	$12.4	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093