Caracas vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	46	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	950K

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4987th and 1022nd ($1075 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 293rd 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	$12.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897