Caracas vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$384	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.46M

The cost of living in Caracas is 6% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4987th and 5385th ($1075 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6530th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Guadalajara

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	Caracas	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$5853

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214