Caracas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$357
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
54
35
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
2.25M
679K

The cost of living in Caracas is 40% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 5499th and 3024th ($975 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$11022

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353