Albuquerque vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$218
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	83	45
🏙️ Population	565K	2.25M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 102% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1562nd and 5335th ($2111 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th 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 101st best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 396th and 6509th 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	$18.1	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$4719

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724