Caracas vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.03M

The cost of living in Caracas is 46% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1464th ($1199 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Austria, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6562nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Vienna

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	Caracas	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989