Albuquerque vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$304
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	565K	2.25M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 62% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1945th and 4637th ($2029 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 0.2 months in Caracas. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 518th and 6464th 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	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$5363

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765