Caracas vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.79M

The cost of living in Caracas is 52% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4773rd and 897th ($1199 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Venezuela and Canada, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6562nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Toronto

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	Caracas	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$20314

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029