Caracas vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$458	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$6864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	82
😀 Quality of life	52	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	449K

The cost of living in Caracas is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4773rd and 13th ($1199 vs $3784) 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 6562nd and 9th 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	$12.5	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171