Caracas vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$2843
🏠 One person rent	$458	$424
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$732
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$418
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	35
😀 Quality of life	52	62
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 12% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5140th ($1199 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 6562nd and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Puebla

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	Caracas	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	10.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$20939

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$987
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1032
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$907
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1428
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$926
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$975
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$917
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$944
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$950
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$934
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$771
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$962
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$846
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$670
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$986
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$981
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$1004
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$928
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$906
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$923
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1010
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1241
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$854
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$939
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$803
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$926
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$947