Caracas vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 54% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5335th and 1258th ($1045 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 13th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Houston

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	Caracas	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$22908

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156