Austin vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	962K	2.25M

The cost of living in Austin is 104% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 985th and 4773rd ($2444 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 217th and 6562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Caracas

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	Austin	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$4633

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744