Caracas vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$4192
🏠 One person rent	$357	$683
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1882
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$3018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	9.67M

The cost of living in Caracas is 32% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5499th and 3641st ($975 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Venezuela and South Korea, respectively. Check Venezuela vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7028th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Seoul

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	Caracas	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$19966

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1144
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1069
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1106
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1152
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1124
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1072
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$987
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1041
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1256
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1024
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$949
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1542
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$986
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$911
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1002
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$880
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$940
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1005
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$967
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$963