Caracas vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	84
😀 Quality of life	52	92
🏙️ Population	2.25M	442K

The cost of living in Caracas is 63% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4759th and 118th ($1176 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 Miami. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 119th 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	$12.3	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$25246

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101