Caracas vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	525K

The cost of living in Caracas is 58% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4759th and 362nd ($1176 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Sacramento

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	Caracas	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850