Caracas vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	68
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	504K

The cost of living in Caracas is 48% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1283rd ($1199 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 142nd 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	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$15548

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$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

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004