Caracas vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$445	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	40
😀 Quality of life	52	57
🏙️ Population	2.25M	580K

The cost of living in Caracas is 14% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4759th and 4339th ($1176 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Jamaica, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6470th and 6173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Kingston

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	Caracas	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$4783

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713