Caracas vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$4277
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	70
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.61M

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4759th and 1184th ($1176 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Phoenix

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	Caracas	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$16644

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766