Caracas vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2098
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$3890
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	65
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	508K

The cost of living in Caracas is 42% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 4637th and 1591st ($1253 vs $2158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1295th 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 1.8 months in Kansas. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Kansas ranked 114th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$948
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$2610
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$7.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$21608

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2307
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2372
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1944
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2273
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2093
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1680
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1846
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$2018
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2173
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1832
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1910
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1357
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1790
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1730
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1908
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1606
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1824
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1273
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1537
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1883
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1597
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1750
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2008
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1939
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1859