Caracas vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$366	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	41
😀 Quality of life	45	54
🏙️ Population	2.25M	580K

The cost of living in Caracas is 21% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5335th and 4282nd ($1045 vs $1325) 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6509th and 5962nd 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	$13.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$2136

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728