Caracas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	34
😀 Quality of life	52	85
🏙️ Population	2.25M	679K

The cost of living in Caracas is 34% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4773rd and 2753rd ($1199 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1911th 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 472nd 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	$12.5	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$6914

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384