Caracas vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.3M

The cost of living in Caracas is 45% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4637th and 1367th ($1253 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1144th 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 1st in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$22291

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123