Caracas vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$5544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	46	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	8.8M

The cost of living in Caracas is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4987th and 3rd ($1075 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs New York City

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	Caracas	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111