Caracas vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$471	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	47
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.39M

The cost of living in Caracas is 2% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4637th and 4703rd ($1253 vs $1222) 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 6464th and 5440th 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	$13.1	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085