Caracas vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$5226
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2396
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	69
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.61M

The cost of living in Caracas is 56% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5335th and 973rd ($1045 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 119th 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	$13.2	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$10377

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657