Caracas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$366
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
54
35
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
2.25M
679K

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 5335th and 2613th ($1045 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1951st 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 2.1 months in El Paso. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$7468

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$915
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$900
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$947
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$922
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$877
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$877
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$865
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$892
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$896
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$871
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$776
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$781
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$744
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$707
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$726
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$711
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$683
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$755
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$785
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$726
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$759
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$783
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$726
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$730
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$827
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$736
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$772
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$783
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1792
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$682
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$821
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$704
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$663
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$715
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$724
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$724

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352