Caracas vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$5041
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1916
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4818
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	71
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	888K

The cost of living in Caracas is 54% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5499th and 1474th ($975 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$27248

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Cities near Caracas

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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798