Caracas vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$357
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$6928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
87
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5499th and 22nd ($975 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 Jose, United States. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs San Jose, United States

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Caracas San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$15889

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$854
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123