Caracas vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$366	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	33
😀 Quality of life	45	49
🏙️ Population	2.25M	2.87M

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5335th and 7096th ($1045 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in La Paz. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6509th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs La Paz

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	Caracas	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$3282

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603