Caracas vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	985K

The cost of living in Caracas is 48% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5335th and 1883rd ($1045 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Sweden, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6509th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Stockholm

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	Caracas	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328