Caracas vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.39M

The cost of living in Caracas is 66% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4759th and 43rd ($1176 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 97th 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	$12.3	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$28967

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782