Caracas vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$4662
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
2.25M
2.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5499th and 1234th ($975 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$23011

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175