Caracas vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2848
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6447
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1737
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$748
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	716K

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 4637th and 365th ($1253 vs $2848) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th 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 1.6 months in Denver. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Denver ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$88.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1514
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$5706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$6.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$26.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$21391

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646