Arlington vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$304
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	78	53
🏙️ Population	394K	2.25M

The cost of living in Arlington is 53% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 2324th and 4637th ($1913 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 Arlington compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 895th and 6464th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$5363

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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