Caracas vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	62
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	479K

The cost of living in Caracas is 51% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 4637th and 819th ($1253 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 714th 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 297th 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	$13.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$24668

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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

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029