Caracas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4088
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1008
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3260
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	34
😀 Quality of life	53	85
🏙️ Population	2.25M	679K

The cost of living in Caracas is 30% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4637th and 2822nd ($1253 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1955th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs El Paso

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	Caracas	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$6901

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373