Caracas vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	46	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	442K

The cost of living in Caracas is 65% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4987th and 119th ($1075 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Miami

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	Caracas	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$23889

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882