Caracas vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$458	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	85
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	442K

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4773rd and 95th ($1199 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 210th 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	$12.5	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050