Albuquerque vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$296
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	84	52
🏙️ Population	565K	2.25M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 67% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 2114th and 4759th ($1964 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 1st in the United States and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United States vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 484th and 6470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Caracas

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	Albuquerque	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$4885

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719