Caracas vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$471	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.39M

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4637th and 52nd ($1253 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 155th 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	$13.1	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$22295

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826