Caracas vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$471	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	97
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	441K

The cost of living in Caracas is 62% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4637th and 95th ($1253 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Oakland

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	Caracas	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$20453

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$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
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357