Caracas vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	486K

The cost of living in Caracas is 41% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1987th ($1199 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Omaha

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	Caracas	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$24676

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995