Caracas vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$366
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
45
97
🏙️ Population
2.25M
8.8M

The cost of living in Caracas is 74% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5335th and 5th ($1045 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 6509th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$20585

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$915
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$900
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$947
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$922
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$877
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$877
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$865
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$892
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$896
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$871
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$776
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$781
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$744
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$707
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$726
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$711
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$683
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$755
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$785
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$726
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$759
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$783
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$726
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$730
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$827
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$736
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$772
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$783
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1792
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$682
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$821
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$704
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$663
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$715
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$724
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$724

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108