Caracas vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$366	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	45	99
🏙️ Population	2.25M	14.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 36% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5335th and 3085th ($1045 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Venezuela and Japan, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6509th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Tokyo

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	Caracas	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033