Caracas vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$458	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	46
😀 Quality of life	52	53
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.49M

The cost of living in Caracas is 21% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5709th ($1199 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Venezuela and Cuba, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6562nd and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Havana

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	Caracas	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$8521

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690