Caracas vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$384	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	46	67
🏙️ Population	2.25M	5.6M

The cost of living in Caracas is 10% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4987th and 5668th ($1075 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Venezuela and Russia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6530th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Saint Petersburg

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	Caracas	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441