Caracas vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$458	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	54	29
😀 Quality of life	52	45
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.58M

The cost of living in Caracas is 35% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4773rd and 6426th ($1199 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 112th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 6562nd and 7210th 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	$12.5	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$3118

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842