Cost of Living Comparison Between Porto and Caracas Cost of Living Comparison Between Porto and Caracas

🙂 Solo nomad: Porto is 0.4% cheaper than Caracas without rent, and 54.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Porto is 1.3% cheaper than Caracas without rent, and 28.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Porto
Caracas
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.36 €9.63
$11.78 VES 5,667
-3.57%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$58.2 €49.33
$55.5 VES 26.7K
4.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.53 €8.08
$9.87 VES 4,751
-3.44%
Cappuccino
$2.32 €1.96
$2.60 VES 1,249
-10.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 €1.78
$1.31 VES 631
60.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.58 €1.34
$1.04 VES 500
51.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.51 €2.97
$1.54 VES 739
127.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.41 €2.89
$3.03 VES 1,460
12.54%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Porto
Caracas
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.11 €0.94
$1.89 VES 908
-41.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.52 €1.29
$2.65 VES 1,274
-42.64%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.59 €1.35
$1.50 VES 720
6.00%
Eggs
$3.02 €2.56
$2.84 VES 1,367
6.34%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.71 €9.93
$9.86 VES 4,743
18.76%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.15 €6.06
$7.26 VES 3,496
-1.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.48 €13.13
$7.57 VES 3,644
104.49%
Apples (1kg)
$2.11 €1.79
$5.20 VES 2,503
-59.42%
Banana (1kg)
$1.40 €1.19
$1.87 VES 901
-25.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.82 €1.55
$2.18 VES 1,048
-16.51%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.46 €2.09
$2.05 VES 987
20.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.62 €1.37
$2.66 VES 1,280
-39.10%
Onion (1kg)
$1.89 €1.60
$2.07 VES 996
-8.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.55 €1.32
$1.30 VES 627
19.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.72
$1.87 VES 899
-54.55%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.40 €5.43
$4.11 VES 1,977
55.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.78 €4.90
$9.94 VES 4,781
-41.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.23 €1.05
$1.52 VES 730
-19.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 €2.01
$2.05 VES 987
15.61%
🚌 Getting Around
Porto
Caracas
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.13 €1.81
$0.76 VES 368
180.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$47.11 €39.95
$30.59 VES 14.7K
54.00%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.95 €3.35
$4.96 VES 2,387
-20.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.79 €0.67
$2.67 VES 1,286
-70.41%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.24 €14.62
$10.06 VES 4,843
71.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 €1.68
$0.49 VES 236
304.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.1K €29.7K
$25.0K VES 12.0M
40.33%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.4K €33.4K
$39.9K VES 19.2M
-1.42%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Porto
Caracas
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$142 €120
$19.97 VES 9,609
610.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.46 €19.05
$13.20 VES 6,350
70.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.68 €37.04
$39.50 VES 19.0K
10.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Porto
Caracas
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.36 €36.77
$67.2 VES 32.4K
-35.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.33 €13.85
$15.05 VES 7,242
8.50%
Cinema Ticket
$9.31 €7.89
$6.04 VES 2,907
54.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Porto
Caracas
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$516 €438
$130 VES 62.6K
297.15%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.6K €9,021
$5,547 VES 2.7M
91.78%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Porto
Caracas
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$110 €93.6
$62.6 VES 30.1K
76.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.21 €30.71
$38.78 VES 18.7K
-6.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.1 €78.1
$103 VES 49.4K
-10.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$110 €92.9
$116 VES 55.9K
-5.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Porto
Caracas
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,189 €1,008
$448 VES 215.4K
165.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$929 €787
$366 VES 176.0K
153.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,232 €1,892
$977 VES 469.9K
128.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,536 €1,302
$834 VES 401.1K
84.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,505 €4,668
$1,424 VES 685.2K
286.64%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,057 €3,440
$708 VES 340.8K
472.89%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Porto
Caracas
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,530 €1,297
$298 VES 143.2K
414.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.79
21.33
-82.23%

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Last update for Porto: April 11, 2026

Last update for Caracas: April 12, 2026

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