Caracas vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	2.25M	5.45M

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4637th and 370th ($1253 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Australia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6464th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Sydney

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	Caracas	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$25164

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863