Caracas vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$357	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$6398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	41	94
🏙️ Population	2.25M	3.9M

The cost of living in Caracas is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5499th and 72nd ($975 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 34th 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	$12.5	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$31623

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862