Caracas vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$366	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	45	98
🏙️ Population	2.25M	447K

The cost of living in Caracas is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5335th and 41st ($1045 vs $3392) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 2 months in Zurich. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6509th 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	$13.2	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$20539

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843