Caracas vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$471
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$5389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
2.25M
8.8M

The cost of living in Caracas is 70% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4637th and 4th ($1253 vs $4202) 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 1.3 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 6464th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$21713

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$801
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$748
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$832
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$947
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$954
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$620
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$847
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$863
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$819
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$758
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$756
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$763
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$723
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$812
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$865
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$855
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$774
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$838
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$787
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$764
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$791
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$847
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$900
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$788
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$839
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$853
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2007
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$734
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$773
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$873
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$704
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$724
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$771
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
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