Caracas vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$5531
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	87
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.39M

The cost of living in Caracas is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4987th and 36th ($1075 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs San Diego

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	Caracas	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759