Caracas vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	45	77
🏙️ Population	2.25M	467K

The cost of living in Caracas is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5335th and 464th ($1045 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 769th 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	$13.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$21877

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$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

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614