Caracas vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	80
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	737K

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5335th and 206th ($1045 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 102nd 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	$13.2	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$28179

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263