Caracas vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$458
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
52
93
🏙️ Population
2.25M
3.9M

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4773rd and 72nd ($1199 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 55th 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
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1015
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$997
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$994
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$775
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$726
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$780
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$805
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$918
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$923
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$605
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$818
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$834
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$793
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$754
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$748
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$715
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$781
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$817
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$735
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$806
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$745
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$728
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$756
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$868
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$762
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$807
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$827
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2002
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$697
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$771
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$888
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$660
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$670
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$749
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$744

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974