Caracas vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4390
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 53% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4987th and 1229th ($1075 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 Houston. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$23.9
⛽ 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	$2.01	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$18964

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182