Caracas vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$5586
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2692
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4753
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	67
😀 Quality of life	41	74
🏙️ Population	2.25M	504K

The cost of living in Caracas is 60% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5499th and 807th ($975 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 730th 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 Mesa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 1211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Mesa

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	Caracas	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$10431

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054