Caracas vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Caracas | San Francisco | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Caracas is 72% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4987th and 7th ($1075 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Caracas vs San Francisco
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| Caracas | San Francisco | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  La Guaira | |
| 12 km or 7.3 mi | Maiquetia | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Catia La Mar | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Los Teques | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Charallave | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Cua | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Santa Lucia | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Santa Teresa del Tuy | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Guatire | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Guarenas | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Ocumare del Tuy | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | La Victoria | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Turmero | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Cagua | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Santa Rita | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Maracay | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Palo Negro | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | El Limon | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | San Juan de los Morros | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Altagracia de Orituco | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Guacara | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Los Guayos | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Puerto Cabello | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Valencia | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Tocuyito | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Tinaquillo | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Valle de la Pascua | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Calabozo | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | San Felipe | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | San Carlos | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Zaraza | |
| 235 km or 146 mi |  Kralendijk | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Yaritagua | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Lecheria | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Barcelona | |
| 255 km or 159 mi | Puerto la Cruz | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Cabudare | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Barquisimeto | |
| 270 km or 167 mi | Acarigua | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Araure |
Cities near San Francisco
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Daly | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Alameda | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Oakland | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Albany | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Berkeley | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | San Bruno | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | El Cerrito | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Pacifica | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Richmond | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Millbrae | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | San Pablo | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Burlingame | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Leandro | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Rafael | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | San Mateo | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | San Lorenzo | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Foster | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Lafayette | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hercules | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Belmont | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hayward | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Castro Valley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | San Carlos | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Walnut Creek | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Redwood | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Martinez | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Danville | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Pleasant Hill | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Union | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | San Ramon | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Vallejo | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Novato | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Benicia | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Concord | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | East Palo Alto | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Newark | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Dublin | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Palo Alto |