Caracas vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 40% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4637th and 1833rd ($1253 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs San Antonio

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	Caracas	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$19123

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093