Caracas vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	86
😀 Quality of life	46	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.79M

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4987th and 861st ($1075 vs $2453) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6530th and 59th 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	$12.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$17118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095