Caracas vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$471	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	82
😀 Quality of life	53	97
🏙️ Population	2.25M	452K

The cost of living in Caracas is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4637th and 11th ($1253 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Switzerland, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6464th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Zurich

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	Caracas	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$26431

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117