Caracas vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$366	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	3.9M

The cost of living in Caracas is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5335th and 72nd ($1045 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Los Angeles

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	Caracas	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754