Caracas vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$458
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$5229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
52
95
🏙️ Population
2.25M
8.8M

The cost of living in Caracas is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4th ($1199 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 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 6562nd and 18th 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
$12.5
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$21999

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$1015
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188