Caracas vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	62
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	479K

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 4773rd and 971st ($1199 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 835th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Colorado Springs ranked 92nd in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Colorado Springs

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	Caracas	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$24279

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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

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026