Caracas vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	97
😀 Quality of life	46	79
🏙️ Population	2.25M	793K

The cost of living in Caracas is 60% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 4987th and 556th ($1075 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 509th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Hempstead

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	Caracas	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$27808

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302