Caracas vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	46	98
🏙️ Population	2.25M	449K

The cost of living in Caracas is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4987th and 59th ($1075 vs $3296) 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 6530th and 5th 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	$12.4	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717