Caracas vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	46	76
🏙️ Population	2.25M	467K

The cost of living in Caracas is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4987th and 379th ($1075 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 949th 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	$12.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683