Caracas vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$1714
🏠 One person rent
$366
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
54
30
😀 Quality of life
45
36
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.58M

The cost of living in Caracas is 45% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 5335th and 6822nd ($1045 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th 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 6509th and 7323rd 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
$13.2
$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$6.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$2742

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$784
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$886
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$674
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$659
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$691
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$826
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$601
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$729
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$779
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$709
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$941
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$748
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$839
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$985
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1012
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$522
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$780
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$698
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$844
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$630
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$772
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$757
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$835
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$882
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734