Caracas vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	2.25M	449K

The cost of living in Caracas is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4759th and 23rd ($1176 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Venezuela and Switzerland, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6470th and 2nd 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	$12.3	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041