Caracas vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	78
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	662K

The cost of living in Caracas is 52% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4759th and 931st ($1176 vs $2457) 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6470th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Vancouver

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	Caracas	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$19787

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812