Caracas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$384	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3350
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	35
😀 Quality of life	46	79
🏙️ Population	2.25M	679K

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4987th and 2363rd ($1075 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1931st 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 179th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 633rd 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	$12.4	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$6903

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353