Caracas vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	45	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	525K

The cost of living in Caracas is 61% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5335th and 501st ($1045 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 281st 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	$13.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851