Caracas vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	52	78
🏙️ Population	2.25M	467K

The cost of living in Caracas is 59% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4759th and 327th ($1176 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 273rd in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Long Beach

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	Caracas	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$19997

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821