Caracas vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$6506
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	80
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	737K

The cost of living in Caracas is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5499th and 145th ($975 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 120th 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 19th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 125th 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	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$29730

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210