Caracas vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$445
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$296
$5599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
52
98
🏙️ Population
2.25M
8.8M

The cost of living in Caracas is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4759th and 4th ($1176 vs $4203) 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 1.3 months in New York City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.79%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4885
$22663

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$989
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174