Caracas vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$471	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	35
😀 Quality of life	53	57
🏙️ Population	2.25M	756K

The cost of living in Caracas is 80% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4637th and 7306th ($1253 vs $694) 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 0.6 months in La Paz. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6464th and 6167th 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	$13.1	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$2571

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670