Caracas vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	2.25M	4.84M

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5499th and 318th ($975 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7028th and 3rd 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	$12.5	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816