Cost of Living in Caracas, 🇻🇪 Venezuela - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 9 10 $780 $528 $680 $374 $58

Utilities 1 10 — $35 $35 $22 —

Internet & Mobile 4 6 1 $28 $47 $60 $47 $1

Groceries 2 3 26 $72 $201 $545 $125 $5

Transportation 20 23 19 $125 $73 $165 $42 $19

Dining Out 22 24 8 $251 $201 $227 $89 $33

Leisure Activities 21 22 8 $123 $136 $1,095 $30 $6

Health Insurance 11 $63 $88 $255 $22 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 $17 $28 $40 — —

Total $1,459 $1,337 $3,102 $751 $124

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 9 $374.00 $250 – $650 per month

Coworking Space 8 $120.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 10 1 $750.00 $600 – $1,100 per month

Coliving Space 10 $480.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 30 1 $3.00 per cup

Beer 27 1 $1.42 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 1 $10.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 24 22 $8.50 per meal

Apples 26 1 $2.73 per kg

Bread 2 1 $1.99 per loaf

Milk 1 2 $2.65 per liter

Rice 2 1 $1.39 per kg

Chicken Fillets 2 1 $6.99 per kg

Beef 3 2 $7.99 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 29 1 $6.99 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 32 1 $52.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 28 1 $0.93 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 23 1 $5.50 per trip

Taxi per km 23 1 $2.00 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 20 1 $26.10 per month

Gasoline 25 14 1 $0.84 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 23 1 $15.50 per trip

Scooter Rental 19 $150.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $12.48 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 5 1 $35.00 per month

Gym Membership 21 1 $70.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 22 1 $17.50 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $6.86 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 1 $4.50 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 31 1 $68.00 per pair

Summer Dress 31 1 $51.00 per dress

Running Shoes 31 1 $75.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 18 $10.00 per visit

Laundry 17 $7.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 15 $32.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 16 1 $5.50 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 881.0664 VES on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Medellín, Lima, Mexico City

Livingcost.org Caracas prices (updated June 2026)Index
Excelsior Gama online — Ref. USD checkout (pechuga, arroz, pan)Listings
Crónica Uno — Gama costilla de res USD 7.99/kg (Jul 2026)Secondary
Digitel Inteligente Plus 6 / 12 / 30 GB USD plansOfficial
Digitel Internet 5G FWA — 400 GB plan (Gran Caracas coverage)Official
Con-café — Digitel 5G FWA 400 GB USD 35/monthSecondary
Digitel press — 5G FWA 400 GB plan, Gran Caracas rollout Mar 2026Official
Minds Cowork flexible desk USD 120/monthListings
Propiedash 1BR unfurnished Santa Fe Norte USD 650/monthListings
Propiedash furnished 1BR Los Naranjos USD 750/monthListings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
UK FCDO Venezuela 90-day air tourist cardOfficial
SAIME — tourist permanence extensions in personOfficial
Venezuela subsidised gasoline 0.84 VES/LIndex
Private GP/internal medicine consult USD 32.40Secondary
OTC acetaminophen 10 tabs USD 0.86Listings
Caracas laundry load USD 7 (~15–20 garments)Secondary
Caracas barbershop cuts USD 8–18 (Prestigio USD 8)Secondary
MotoGo subscription from USD 5/day (BCV weekly billing)Official
Metro de Caracas SUVE general Bs 160/viaje (9 Oct 2026)Secondary
Caracas gyms USD 30–220/mo (Gym Fitness Caracas USD 70)Secondary
Cinex/Cines Unidos USD 4–5; mall fast-food combos USD 10–12Secondary
Caracas taxi flag USD 3.50–5.50; USD 2/km; 5 km USD 10–13.50Secondary
McDonald’s Venezuela combo mediano USD 8.50–10.50Secondary
Gasolina 95 subsidiada Bs 1.00/L (Oct 2026)Secondary
Manzana Gala USD 2.73/kgShop
Cerveza Old Milwaukee 473 ml lata USD 0.80Shop
Agua Aquaviva 1.5 L USD 0.93Shop
Vino Trivento Reserve Malbec 750 ml USD 6.99Shop
Yeet Market café cappuccino USD 3 (Las Mercedes)Secondary
Zara Sambil jeans USD 50–80; dresses USD 50–120Secondary
Mola Caracas — Paella (2 personas) USD 52 digital menuListings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 118.14 750
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 47.04 374
- Apples 0.35 2.73
- Beef 0.7 7.99
- Beer 0.19 1.42
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- Bread 0.14 1.99
- Chicken Fillets 0.61 6.99
- Cinema Ticket 0.47 4.5
- Coffee 0.24 3
- Coliving Space 70.01 480
- Coworking Space 15.75 120
- Dining Out local 4.73, nomad 55.13, expat 23.63, family 39.38, tourist 3.94 local 89, nomad 251, expat 201, family 227, tourist 33
- Doctor Visit (GP) 3.94 32
- Fast Food Combo 0.85 8.5
- Gasoline 0.04 0.84
- Groceries local 23.63, nomad 11.81, expat 31.5, family 63.01, tourist 0.79 local 125, nomad 72, expat 201, family 545, tourist 4.7
- Gym Membership 3.17 70
- Haircut 1.18 10
- Health Insurance local 3.94, nomad 7.09, expat 11.81, family 27.57, tourist 0 local 22, nomad 63, expat 88, family 255, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 35.44, nomad 94.51, expat 63.01, family 141.77, tourist 7.88 local 374, nomad 780, expat 528, family 680, tourist 58
- Internet & Mobile local 3.15, nomad 11.81, expat 9.45, family 14.18, tourist 0.39 local 47.48, nomad 28, family 59.96, tourist 1.06
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 4.7 35
- Jeans 3.94 68
- Laundry 0.79 7
- Leisure Activities local 3.15, nomad 19.69, expat 15.75, family 31.5, tourist 1.58 local 30, nomad 123, expat 136, family 1095, tourist 6.4
- Meal (Inexpensive) 0.94 10
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4.7 52
- Milk 0.16 2.65
- Mobile Plan 1.58 12.48
- Monthly Transport Pass 1.42 26.1
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 0.63 5.5
- Rice 0.12 1.39
- Ride-hailing (5km) 0.63 15.5
- Running Shoes 7 75
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 0.79 6.86
- Scooter Rental 0.39 150
- Summer Dress 3.17 51
- Taxi Start 0.39 5.5
- Taxi per km 0.2 2
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 1.58 17.5
- Transportation local 2.36, nomad 15.75, expat 11.81, family 23.63, tourist 1.97 local 42, nomad 125, expat 73, family 165, tourist 19
- Utilities local 3.94, nomad 9.45, expat 7.88, family 15.75, tourist 0 local 22.1, nomad 0, expat 35, family 35, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 2.36, expat 3.94, family 7.88 local 0, nomad 17, expat 28, family 40
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.1 0.93
- Wine (Mid-range) 1.18 6.99
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) set from Mola Caracas Paella (2 personas) USD 52 menu price Source

Caracas cost of living