Caracas vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	56
😀 Quality of life	52	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	950K

The cost of living in Caracas is 46% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1439th ($1199 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Jacksonville

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	Caracas	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$11934

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860