Caracas vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2647
🏠 One person rent	$445	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$820
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	35
😀 Quality of life	52	59
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 18% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4759th and 5601st ($1176 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.8 months in Puebla. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6470th and 5952nd 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	$12.3	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$19753

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$914
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$842
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1331
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$860
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$908
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$851
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$875
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$868
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$717
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$893
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$784
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$643
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$926
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$912
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$936
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$858
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$829
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$847
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$934
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1184
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$798
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$867
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$764
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$873
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$872