Caracas vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.43M

The cost of living in Caracas is 42% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1874th ($1199 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 170th 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	$12.5	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$17470

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150