Caracas vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$6163
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1718
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2740
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	41	86
🏙️ Population	2.25M	525K

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5499th and 409th ($975 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 238th 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	$12.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$25420

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860