Caracas vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$8827
🏠 One person rent	$357	$2575
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$4722
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$762
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$7332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	97
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	2.25M	874K

The cost of living in Caracas is 74% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5499th and 12th ($975 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 29th 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	$12.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$31490

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733