Caracas vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 47% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4987th and 1745th ($1075 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st 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 20th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 117th 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	$12.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$16552

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133