Caracas vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$2983
🏠 One person rent
$458
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1060
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$750
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
54
47
😀 Quality of life
52
62
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.39M

The cost of living in Caracas is 3% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4689th ($1199 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6562nd and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$11768

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$1015
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1280
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$990
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$983
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1157
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$806
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102