Caracas vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$384	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	30
😀 Quality of life	46	36
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.58M

The cost of living in Caracas is 57% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4987th and 6965th ($1075 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 6530th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Leon

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	Caracas	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$2639

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704