Caracas vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$471	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	46
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.49M

The cost of living in Caracas is 17% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4637th and 5103rd ($1253 vs $1073) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 6464th and 6382nd 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	$13.1	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$7234

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607