Viña del Mar vs Caracas

According to the 2024 census, the commune of Viña del Mar has 334,871 people and neighboring Valparaíso 284,938. The region's aging index is 98.6 versus 79 for the country.

OfficialINE: first results of the 2024 census for the Valparaíso region · checked 29 Sep 2026

An apartment in Reñaca is 13.7–21 UF a month, that is 562–862k pesos ($580–890). A house for a family is from 1.3 million pesos. Building maintenance fees are on top.

SpecialistLas Últimas Noticias (lunmas.cl): rent and sale prices by Reñaca neighborhood, table based on Inciti.com data · checked 29 Sep 2026

A house in Reñaca costs 11.7–19.7k UF, that is 480–808 million pesos ($0.5–0.84 million). An apartment there is 4.2–7.2k UF.

SpecialistLas Últimas Noticias (lunmas.cl): rent and sale prices by Reñaca neighborhood, table based on Inciti.com data · checked 29 Sep 2026

By actual transactions, a meter of housing costs 66.1 UF in Viña, 59.7 in Concón and 23.7 in Valparaíso. The neighboring city is almost three times cheaper.

SpecialistGrupo Colibrí: median price per m² from property registry transactions, Viña del Mar, Concón, Valparaíso · checked 29 Sep 2026

A two-bedroom with two bathrooms in February 2024: Santa Julia 426k pesos, Recreo 511k, Viña center 585k a month. Data as of February 2024.

SpecialistPuranoticia: rent by sector in Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, Portal Inmobiliario study · checked 29 Sep 2026

An apartment with three or more bedrooms by listings: 750-4900 dollars a month, median about 1600. The east is the most expensive: Campo Alegre, La Castellana, El Rosal.

SpecialistRent-A-House: apartments for rent with three or more bedrooms, Distrito Metropolitano (Caracas), pages 1-3 · checked 6 Oct 2026

An apartment with three or more bedrooms by listings: from 72k to 1.25 million dollars, median about 170k. Most often 80-200k for 76-155 m².

SpecialistRent-A-House: apartments for sale with three or more bedrooms, Distrito Metropolitano (Caracas), pages 1-2 · checked 6 Oct 2026

The minimum food basket is 92,327 pesos per person per month, about 369k for four ($382). The figure is for the whole country.

OfficialChile's Ministry of Social Development: cost of the basic food basket and poverty lines, August 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The poverty line for a family of four without rent is 671,031 pesos a month. With an apartment in Reñaca, food, water and internet, it comes to 1–1.3 million.

OfficialChile's Ministry of Social Development: cost of the basic food basket and poverty lines, August 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The Cendas food basket for a family of five cost 727.89 dollars a month in July 2026; pro rata for four, about 580. Plus 13.5 for drinking water.

SpecialistEl Diario: Cendas-FVM, family food basket in July 2026 at 727.89 dollars · checked 6 Oct 2026

The Sagrados Corazones school in Viña: 340–415k pesos a month. The German school of Valparaíso (located in Viña): 14.28 UF, about 586k pesos.

SpecialistColegio Sagrados Corazones Monjas Francesas, Viña del Mar: enrollment circular for 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Private schools in Caracas charge 70-360 dollars a month for 2026-2027, plus an enrolment fee of 225-1560 dollars. Payment in bolivars at the BCV rate is accepted.

SpecialistEl Diario: private schools of Greater Caracas, fees for the 2026-2027 school year · checked 6 Oct 2026

The region has 16 accredited high-complexity inpatient facilities, at least seven of them in Viña: the Fricke hospital, and the Reñaca and Ciudad del Mar clinics.

OfficialSuperintendencia de Salud: register of accredited health facilities in the Valparaíso region · checked 29 Sep 2026

To Santiago it is about two hours by bus. About 400 departures a day from seven companies, tickets from 4,130 pesos (about $4).

SpecialistCheckMyBus: Santiago - Viña del Mar buses, schedules and prices · checked 29 Sep 2026

After the earthquakes, Maiquetía airport resumed commercial flights on 1 September 2026, but with limited capacity. To the city, use only a pre-booked taxi.

OfficialUK Foreign Office: Venezuela travel advice, Warnings and insurance (updated 2 September 2026) · checked 6 Oct 2026

The average temperature in July 2026 at the Viña del Mar station was 11.7 °C: about 16 in the daytime and about 8 at night. Frost is rare: the month's minimum was 1.0 °C.

OfficialChilean Meteorological Service: July 2026 temperature, Viña del Mar Ad. (Torquemada) station, code 320041 · checked 29 Sep 2026

In 2025 the Viña del Mar station recorded 371.8 mm, 91% of it from May to August. The summer is almost without rain: 0.7 mm in January.

OfficialChilean Meteorological Service: 2025 rainfall, Viña del Mar Ad. (Torquemada) station · checked 29 Sep 2026

About 910 mm a year. Dry from January to March (11-15 mm a month); the rainy season runs from May to October, with 80-135 mm a month and 13-19 rainy days.

OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Caracas · checked 6 Oct 2026

There is no winter as a season. The coolest month is January: about 13 degrees at night, 29 by day. All year round 28-32 degrees by day, 13-18 at night.

OfficialWMO World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Caracas · checked 6 Oct 2026

The fire of 2–3 February 2024 in Viña, Quilpué and Villa Alemana: 136 dead according to MINVU (135–137 in other documents), more than 7 thousand homes destroyed.

OfficialChile's Ministry of Housing (MINVU): minister's report on the reconstruction of Viña del Mar, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, data as of 31 July 2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

In the first half of 2025 there were 9 homicides in Viña, 11 in Valparaíso and 5 in Quilpué. Per 100k inhabitants, Viña is calmer than neighboring Valparaíso.

OfficialHomicide victims report for the first half of 2025, with figures by commune · checked 29 Sep 2026

The coast of Viña falls in a possible tsunami zone: SHOA has an inundation map and SENAPRED an evacuation plan. A strong tremor near the sea means going uphill immediately.

OfficialSHOA: tsunami inundation maps (CITSU), including Valparaíso - Viña del Mar · checked 29 Sep 2026

On 24 June 2026 two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 badly damaged La Guaira and parts of Caracas. The risk of further tremors remains.

OfficialUK Foreign Office: Venezuela travel advice, Safety and security · checked 6 Oct 2026

The Russian Foreign Ministry names Catia, Petare, Antímano, La Vega, Caricuao, El Paraíso and 23 de Enero as especially dangerous. Evening walks are risky almost everywhere.

OfficialRussian Foreign Ministry Consular Department: information about Venezuela (transport, crime) · checked 6 Oct 2026

Fiber from 12,990 pesos a month on promotion, and the median price after the promotion is 26,990 (about $28). Tariffs are nationwide; availability is checked by address.

SpecialistRedify: catalog of home fiber internet plans in Chile · checked 29 Sep 2026

Median fixed internet speed in Venezuela is 127 Mbit/s, mobile 28 (Speedtest, August 2026). CANTV sells fibre up to 1 Gbit/s. When power goes, so does connectivity.

SpecialistSpeedtest Global Index: Venezuela, median speeds, August 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026

The average bill for water and sewerage at 13 m³ a month in Greater Valparaíso is 30,314 pesos (about $31) under the ESVAL 2025–2030 tariff.

SpecialistPortal Innova: new ESVAL tariff decree, average water bill in Greater Valparaíso · checked 29 Sep 2026

Chilquinta electricity: about 292 pesos per kWh and 1,245 a month, IVA not shown in the table. For 300 kWh, about 89k pesos, or about 106k with 19% IVA ($110).

OfficialChilquinta: electricity tariffs for residential customers, table by commune, September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Gasvalpo piped gas: 1,665 pesos per m³ in the 60–100 m³ band. A winter month with gas heating is about 100 m³, which is roughly 176k pesos ($183).

OfficialGasvalpo: list of services and natural gas tariffs, updated 1 September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Outages are the main problem: the country is short of up to 4000 MW, and in half of it power is cut for 4-12 hours a day. Tap water is not drunk; drinking water costs 13.5 dollars.

SpecialistCrónica Uno: the 14,000-megawatt gap, Venezuela's electricity deficit, 3 October 2026 · checked 6 Oct 2026