Caracas vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$1719
🏠 One person rent
$357
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
54
33
😀 Quality of life
41
51
🏙️ Population
2.25M
2.87M

The cost of living in Caracas is 38% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5499th and 6771st ($975 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Venezuela and Bolivia, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 7028th and 6225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$5.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$4111

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$662
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$600
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$475
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$525
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$511
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$525
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$390
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$702
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$562
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$455
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$525
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$825
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$674
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$583
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$628
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$689
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$739
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$761
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$491
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$565
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$962
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$547
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$626
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$631
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$524
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$534
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$631
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$634
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$593
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$520
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$633
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$538
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$668
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$932
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$778
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634